pacific/breast neoplasms

OBJECTIVE The goal of this registry was to collect patient characteristics and safety data from patients from the Asia-Pacific region with early breast cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy containing docetaxel (Taxotere®). METHODS This registry was open-label, international, longitudinal,

OBJECTIVE To acquire patient characteristics, safety, relapse and survival outcomes of early-stage breast cancer patients receiving docetaxel (Taxotere(R))-based regimen in adjuvant setting from the Asia-Pacific region. METHODS This was an open-label, international, longitudinal, multicenter,

OBJECTIVE To compare the breast cancer screening practices and related factors between Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (PIs) and non-Hispanic whites. METHODS Using 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, reported mammogram usage among women aged 40+ were compared. Covariates

OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of breast cancer in Pacific women in New Zealand and determine whether ethnic disparities exist. METHODS Analysis of data obtained from the New Zealand Cancer Registry for breast cancer notifications from 1987-94 inclusive. Statistical analysis compared the

Nationwide breast cancer screening with mammography is well-established in many western countries. Many studies have shown its benefit in mortality reduction. However, breast cancer screening in Asia has been slow to implement, as it was perceived that the breast cancer incidence was low and the

This literature review identifies the health beliefs and practices that affect breast cancer screening and care among Pacific Islander women-specifically native Hawaiian, Samoan and Tongan women living in the continental United States-and provides suggestions for how nurses can address these issues.

OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of the incidence and mortality of female breast cancer for countries in the Asia-Pacific region. METHODS Statistical information about breast cancer was obtained from publicly available cancer registry and mortality databases (such as GLOBOCAN), and supplemented with

BACKGROUND Little is known about breast cancer management among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 2030 women (935 Japanese, 144 Chinese, 235 Filipino, 293 Hawaiian, and 423 white; mean age +/- SD, 59 +/- 13 years) with a diagnosis of early

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between race/ethnicity and histologic types of breast cancer. METHODS Cross-sectional study. METHODS Population-based data from the Northern California Tumor Registry, which is part of the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results

Breast cancer is a multifactorial disease which has created a significant health problem worldwide. The literature suggests that there is an increase the prevalence of breast cancer among the Pacific Islanders in the last two decades. Factors which influence breast cancer risk include gender,

Variations in cancer incidence among whites in 1973-77 in 8 geographic areas of the Pacific Basin were compared. Substantial differences were found for the occurrences of lung cancer, cancer of the corpus uteri, and malignant melanoma. White women living in New Zealand and Australia had the lowest

The Asian Grocery Store-Based Cancer Education Program (the Program) is a proven strategy for promoting early breast cancer detection among Asian American women. The authors sought to test whether the same public health model can become an effective strategy for increasing the Asian community's