Poor Biological Factors and Prognosis of Interval Breast Cancers: Long-Term Results of Bahçeşehir (Istanbul) Breast Cancer Screening Project in Turkey.

Purpose: The Turkish Bahçeşehir Breast Cancer Screening Project was a 10-year, organized, population-based screening program carried out in Bahçeşehir county, Istanbul. Our aim was to examine the biologic features and outcome of screen-detected and interval breast cancers during the 10-year study period.

Methods: Between 2009 and 2019, 2-view mammograms were obtained at 2-year intervals for women aged 40 to 69 years.

Radiologic findings of screen-detected cancers in an organized population-based screening mammography program in Turkey.

Purpose: Bahçeşehir Breast Cancer Screening Program is a population based organized screening program in Turkey, where asymptomatic women aged 40-69 years are screened biannually. In this prospective study, we aimed to determine the mammographic findings of screen-detected cancers and discuss the efficacy of breast cancer screening in a developing country.

Methods: A total of 6912 women were screened in three rounds.

Barriers Against Mammographic Screening in a Socioeconomically Underdeveloped Population: A Population-based, Cross-sectional Study.

Objective: Mammography-screening (MS) rates remain low in underdeveloped populations. We aimed to find the barriers against MS in a low socioeconomic population.

Materials And Methods: Women aged 40-69 years who lived in the least developed city in Turkey (Mus), were targeted.

Successful first round results of a Turkish breast cancer screening program with mammography in Bahcesehir, Istanbul.

Background: The Bahcesehir Breast Cancer Screening Project is the first organized population based breast cancer mammographic screening project in Turkey. The objective of this prospective observational study was to demonstrate the feasibility of a screening program in a developing country and to determine the appropriate age (40 or 50 years old) to start with screening in Turkish women.

Materials And Methods: Between January 2009 to December 2010, a total of 3,758 women aged 40-69 years were recruited in this prospective study.

Prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori in Turkey: a nationally-representative, cross-sectional, screening with the ¹³C-Urea breath test.

Background: Helicobacter pylori is an important global pathogen infecting approximately 50% of the world's population. This study was undertaken in order to estimate the prevalence rate of Helicobacter pylori infections among adults living in Turkey and to investigate the associated risk factors.

Method: This study was a nationally representative cross sectional survey, using weighted multistage stratified cluster sampling.

Isotretinoin has no negative effect on attention, executive function and mood.

Background: According to some animal data, impairments in learning and memory are seen with isotretinoin. Isotretinoin has been shown to affect human brain metabolism, but the data on human neural functions is lacking.

Objectives: To evaluate whether isotretinoin treatment affects cognitive functions, causes depression and anxiety or alters anger level and anger expression.

Consistency of couple declaration about using family planning methods in Turkey.

The aim of this study was to determine the consistency of spouses' declarations about contraceptive use and child desire in Turkey. Husbands eligible for the study were currently married to eligible women, i.e.

The relationship between males' attitudes to partner violence and use of contraceptive methods in Turkey.

Interventions have been carried out to improve the reproductive health and status of women in Turkey. However, these efforts are limited due to lack of male involvement. Lifestyle risks such as partner violence need to be evaluated in terms of any effects on the use of contraception.

[Single-dose amoxicillin, TMP-SMX and ofloxacin therapy in lower urinary tract infections].

In this study the results of single-dose amoxicillin TMP-SMX, and ofloxacin therapy in ürinary tract infections have been presented. The study is held in Sağlik Sosyal Yardim Bakanliği - Hacettepe Universitesi Tip Fakültesi Cubuk Study Group Research and Training Hospital. The treatments were successful in 33% of 15 women treated with single-dose oral amoxicillin, in 60% of 15 women treated with 2 tablets DS single-dose TMP-SMX and 100% of 20 women treated with 400 mg oral single-dose ofloxacin.