Can Flemish women in semi-rural areas be motivated to attend organized breast cancer screening?

Background: The implementation of organized breast cancer screening in Flanders was prepared by means of pilot projects within a multicenter study. In the semi-rural district of Kontich (Province of Antwerp, Flanders) a pilot project was performed using a mobile screening unit. Compared to international standards, the attendance rate for this pilot project (i.

Age at menarche and breast cancer risk in nulliparous women.

Early age at menarche is a known risk factor for breast cancer, some inconsistency in the literature not withstanding. Relative risks for an early menarcheal onset as compared to a late onset vary from 1.0 to 1.