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Mammographic Screening Evaluation

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Mammographic Screening Evaluation

The article illustrates the positive and negative attitudes of women with a breast cancer family history towards mammographic screening. The study was carried out using twelve women aged between thirty five and fifty, undertaking a yearly mammographic screening after being diagnosed with breast cancer (Henderson et al, 2008). The phenomenon under study is a dilemma as the women used as study subject showed lack of interest in continuing with the surveillance despite their positive attitude towards screening. People who attempted to explain the symptoms claim that women were reassured further after being screened before they were diagnosed with the illness. In this regard, administrators are seeking to know the value of screening and the impacts of diagnosis. In manageable terms, women positively respond to mammographic screening, however, majority lack the interest to continue with the screening which makes it a dilemma.

It is known that most women prefer prophylactic mastectomy to help in reducing the anxieties brought about being diagnosed with another type of cancer on continued screening. Mammographic screening requires additional background information to determine future possibilities. It is also vital that a research be conducted to help in determining and explaining the diseases’ inherent elements. Mammographic screening is a special problem that requires deeper analysis.

The article investigates mammographic screening by using 12 women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and who undertook a yearly program of mammographic screening. The researched question on the attitude towards screen; did they like it or not. The hypothesis created is that; the reason as to why some of the women showed less concerns for continuing with screening is the fear of being detected with another type of cancer.

The research is an exploratory research as the subject problem is not clearly defined. The research is a primary data where answers are obtained from qualitative analysis. The population on study is a group of twelve women diagnosed with breast cancer and who undertook a yearly mammographic screening. The women on subject were analyzed in order to determine their attitude. However, the data does not ensure objectivity as the answer refers to all the women in subject.

The data collected are qualitative data as it cannot be measured. Quantitative data are recorded using numbers where accuracy cannot be determined. The statistical methods used to analyze quantitative data include, graphs and tables (Mcleod, 2008). There are no recommendations offered as the study worked with factual factors. The limitation posed by the study is that, the testing samples represent a very small group of women diagnosed with breast cancer, as breast cancer also affects women below the age of thirty five. It is recommendable that the study should include more women; ranging from twenty two to fifty five years.

References

Henderson, A.C. et al. (2008). Diagnosed with breast cancer while on a family history

Mcleod, S. (2008). Qualitative vs. Quantitative. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/qualitative-quantitative.html

Screening programme: an exploratory qualitative study. European Journal of Cancer Care, 17, 245-252.