Gene B Weinberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 10878728 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gene B Weinberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gene B |
| FAMILY NAME | Weinberg |
| SIGNATURE | WEINBERG G B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Breast cancer screening among relatives of women with breast cancer
BACKGROUND. National surveys indicate that only 15% to 30% of all women in the general population 50 years of age or older have an annual mammogram. METHODS. We studied first-degree female relatives of women with breast cancer, who are at elevated risk of disease, to describe the breast cancer screening practices of these relatives and to improve their practices through a program of intensive education. We report here the screening behaviors of 2…
Using a state cancer registry to increase screening behaviors of sisters and daughters of breast cancer patients
The Pennsylvania Cancer Registry was used to contact breast cancer patients and, through them, their adult sisters and daughters. The sisters and daughters were counseled concerning their higher than average risks for breast cancer and their need for mammography and breast self-examination. Results showed a 9 percent increase in mammography and a 10 percent increase in breast self-examination rates for the counseled over control group. Costs were…
Breast cancer screening among relatives of women with breast cancer
BACKGROUND. National surveys indicate that only 15% to 30% of all women in the general population 50 years of age or older have an annual mammogram. METHODS. We studied first-degree female relatives of women with breast cancer, who are at elevated risk of disease, to describe the breast cancer screening practices of these relatives and to improve their practices through a program of intensive education. We report here the screening behaviors of 2…
Breast cancer screening among relatives of women with breast cancer
BACKGROUND. National surveys indicate that only 15% to 30% of all women in the general population 50 years of age or older have an annual mammogram. METHODS. We studied first-degree female relatives of women with breast cancer, who are at elevated risk of disease, to describe the breast cancer screening practices of these relatives and to improve their practices through a program of intensive education. We report here the screening behaviors of 2…
Using a state cancer registry to increase screening behaviors of sisters and daughters of breast cancer patients
The Pennsylvania Cancer Registry was used to contact breast cancer patients and, through them, their adult sisters and daughters. The sisters and daughters were counseled concerning their higher than average risks for breast cancer and their need for mammography and breast self-examination. Results showed a 9 percent increase in mammography and a 10 percent increase in breast self-examination rates for the counseled over control group. Costs were…
Breast cancer (2 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (2 works) · Gynecology (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Obstetrics (2 works) · BRCA gene mutations in cancer (1 work) · Cancer registry (1 work)