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Patterns and Predictors of Screening for Breast and Cervical Cancer in Women with CKD
Author(s) -
Germaine Wong,
Jade Hayward,
Eric McArthur,
Jonathan C. Craig,
Danielle M. Nash,
Stephanie N. Dixon,
Deborah Zimmerman,
Abhijat Kitchlu,
Amit X. Garg
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.05990616
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , comorbidity , population , cervical cancer , breast cancer screening , incidence (geometry) , cumulative incidence , cohort , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , gynecology , obstetrics , mammography , paleontology , physics , environmental health , optics , biology
Breast and cervical cancers are prevalent in women with CKD, but it is uncertain how often screening for these cancers should be undertaken given concerns that the benefits of screening may be fewer and the harms greater in women with CKD than in the general population. We examined patterns of breast and cervical cancer screening in women on the basis of CKD stage and age and assessed predictors of screening.

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