Health Professionals-Articles and Information

Articles

  • "Does this patient have Breast Cancer? The Screening Clinical Breast Examination: Should It Be Done? How?" Barton, M.B.; Harris, R.; Fletcher, S.W. The Journal of the American Medical Association 282(13):1270-1280, October 6, 1999.

  • "Use of Patient Reminder Letters to Promote Cancer Screening Services in Women, A Population-Based Study in Wisconsin," Reeves, M.J.; and Remington, P.I. Preventive Medicine 29(30):202-209, September 1999.

  • "Use of Alternative Medicine by Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer," Burstein, H.J., et. al. The New England Journal of Medicine, 340(22):1733-1739, June 3, 1999.

  • "Referral Patterns for the Evaluation of Non-Palpable Breast Abnormalities," Geller, B.M.; Oppenheimer, R.G.; Worden, J.K.; Ashley, J.A. South Medical Journal 92(9):886-892,1999 © 1999 Southern Medical Association.

  • "Breast Tumor Characteristics as Predictors of Mammographic Detection: comparison of Interval- and Screen-Detected Cancers," Porter, P.L., et al. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 91(23): 2020-2027, December 1, 1999.

  • "Breast and Cervical Cancer Among Lesbians," Rankow, E.J. Women's Health Issues, 5(3):123-129, Fall 1995.

  • "A Prospective Study of Folate Intake and the Risk of Breast Cancer," Zhang, S., et al. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 281(17):1632-1637, May 5, 1999.

  • "Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Underway Across North America," National Cancer Institute, www.nci.nih.gov

  • "Policy Analysis of Cervical Cancer Screening Strategies in Low-Resource Settings. Clinical Benefits and Cost-effectiveness". Sue J. Goldie, MD, MPH, Louise Kuhn, PhD, Lynette Denny, MMED(O&G), FCOG(SA), May Pollack, MDd and Thomas C. Wright, MD, The Journal of American Medical Association, 285, No. 24: 3107-3115, June 27, 2001.

  • "MDs Disagree on How to Manage Abnormal Pap Tests", Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2001; 185:51-556.

  • "Is it time to stop teaching breast self-examination?" Larissa Nekhlyudov and Suzanne W. Fletcher, CAMJ, June 26, 2001; 165(13).

  • "Preventive health care, 2001 update: Should women be routinely taught breast self-examination to screen for breast cancer?" Nancy Baxter, CAMJ, June 26, 2001,; 164(13)

  • "Can Glandular Lesions Be Diagnosed in Pap Smear Cytology?" Stephen S. Raab, MD, Diagnostic Cytopathology, Vol. 23, No. 2; 127-132.

  • "Should We Be Screening Women Every 3 Years?" Breast & Cervical Cancer Clinical Update, January 2001, excerpted from Sawaya, G. F., Kerlikowske, K., Lee, N.C., Gildengorin, G., Washington, A. E., Frequency of Cervical Smear Abnormalities Within 3 Years of Normal Cytology." Obstate Gynecol, 96(2):219-223, August 2000.

  • "Race-specific results of Papanicolaou testing and the rate of cervical neoplasia in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, 1991-1998 (United States), Vicki B. Bernard, Nancy C. Lee, Margaret Piper & Lisa Richardson, Cancer Causes and Control, 12: 61-68, 2001.

  • Frequency of Cervical Smear Abnormalities Within 3 Years of Normal Cytology", George F. Sawaya, MD, Karla Kerlikowske, MD, Nancy C. Lee, MD, Ginny Gildengorin, PhD, and A. Eugene Washington, MD, MSc, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol. 96, NO. 2, August 2000.

  • "Time to Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer: Results from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, 1991-1995", Lee S. Caplan, MD, PhD, MPH, Daniel S. May, PhD, MPH and Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH, American Journal of Public Health, January 2000, Vol. 90, 1.

  • "Mammography and breast cancer detection by race and Hispanic ethnicity: results from a national program (United States)", Daniel S. May, Nancy C. Lee, Lisa C. Richardson, AnnGene G. Giustozzi & Janet K. Bobo, Cancer Causes and Control 11: 697-705, 2000.

  • "Implementing Recommendations for the Early Detection of Breast and Cervical Cancer Among Low-Income Women", Herschel W. Lawson, MD, Rosemarie Henson, MSSW, MPH, Janet Kay Bobo, PhD, MSW, Mary K. Kaeser, M.Ed., MMWR, Vol. 49 / No. RR02, 37-55, March 31, 2000.

  • "Cervical Cancer Screening Among Low-Income Women: Results of a National Screening Program, 1991-1995, Herschel W. Lawson, MD., Nancy C. Lee, MD, Sandra F. Thames, Rosemarie Henson, MSSW, MPH, and Daniel S. Miller, MD, MPH

  • "Findings from 752081 Clinical Breast Examinations Reported to a National Screening Program From 1995 Through 1998", Janet Kay Bobo, Nancy C. Lee, Sandra F. Thamess, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 12, June 21, 2000.

  • ÁSCCP Practice Guidelines: Management of Glandular Abnormaliities in the Cervical Smear", ASCCP Practice Committee, Lead Author: J. Thomas Cox, MD, Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, Volume 1, Number 1, 1997 41-45.

Publications

  • "Breast Cancer and Sexuality." Free copy available through the Cancer Care Counseling Line by calling 800.813.HOPE.

  • "Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Risk: It's Your Choice." Free. National Cancer Institute Pub. No. K554. Call 800.4.CANCER or FAX requests to 301.330.7968.

Cancer-related Events

  • National Cancer Control Month, April

  • National Minority Cancer Awareness Week, April 16 through 22