Trends in Eligibility and Geographic Variations in Breast Cancer Screening Participation Among Underserved Women in South Dakota.

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and early detection is critical to improve breast cancer survival. The All Women Count! (AWC!) Program, part of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, provides breast and cervical screening services at no cost to underserved women in South Dakota. Aiming to investigate program participation, we examined trends in the number of women eligible for breast cancer screening services through the AWC! Program along with mammography screening participation by county.

Case Report: Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2/neu Negative Inflammatory Breast Cancer in a Male Patient.

Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare and aggressive disease found almost exclusively in women. We present a case of a 51-year-old male with inflammatory breast carcinoma. The patient presented with a mass measuring roughly 7 cm with overlying erythema, peau d'orange appearance, and prominent nipple retraction.

Breast cancer screening.

Decreasing breast cancer mortality represents a high priority for patients and their health care providers. Assessment of individual risk combined with discussion of risks and benefits of screening is essential in assisting patients in making their screening decisions. This article reviews the literature in order to provide primary care providers information regarding risk assessment, controversies regarding screening including age to start screening, best interval for screening, age to stop screening and methods to perform screening.