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Patterns of breast cancer screening in women who utilized clinical services at the Trinidad & Tobago Cancer Society during 2009-2011
Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and preventionEpidemiology
Public health or related research
Learning Objectives:
Assess the annual rates of screening-diagnosed breast cancer of women who utilized mammography services at the Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society during 2009-2011
Identify and analyze factors predicting the occurrence of breast cancer in this population
Describe the characteristics of the newly diagnosed cases
Describe personal and behavioral factors associated with breast density in healthy (non cases) women of the sample.
Keyword(s): Cancer and Women’s Health
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the principal investigator of this pilot breast cancer study related to identifying breast cancer incidence patterns in Trinidad and Tobago women. I am an epidemiologist and college biology professor, originally from Trinidad and Tobago. My research interest relates to biomarkers associated with cancer occurrence in Caribbean men and women, gene and environment interaction and epigenetics. I'm currently analyzing a large hospital based pathology dataset collected in Trinidad over a 10yr period.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.