OBJECTIVE: To assess systemic and individual factors influencing participation of women in a screening program for … cervical cancer. METHODS: In November 2000, a new cervical cancer screening program was introduced in the Region of San Martin …, Peru. A total of 107 683 women, ages 25-49, were eligible for screening. This report covers the initial period from program …

longevity advantage for the whole century. Unlike most mortality databases of this period, genealogical data allows analysis of …

Women's breast cancer (BC) in Africa is detrimental to development, given the role women play in their families and … cancer and assesses factors that influence income and productivity among women with BC. Cross-sectional data were collected … using questionnaires on 200 women with clinically confirmed BC cases in Southwest Nigeria over 6 months. About sixty …

breast cancer, comparing labor supply responses to breast cancer diagnoses between women dependent on their own employment … cancer - the estimate difference is about 5.5 to 7 percent. Women's subjective responses to questions about working more to … (usually full-time) to maintain access to health insurance coverage. We study employed married women, newly diagnosed with …