Open AccessOccupation as a risk identifier for breast cancer.
Author(s) -
Carol Rubin,
Carol A. Burnett,
William Halperin,
Paul J. Seligman
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.9.1311
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , demography , family medicine , disease , intervention (counseling) , cancer , gerontology , environmental health , nursing , sociology
Breast cancer mortality may be reduced if the disease is detected early through targeted screening programs. Current screening guidelines are based solely on a woman's age. Because working populations are accessible for intervention, occupational identification may be a way of helping to define and locate risk groups and target prevention.