Initiating a National Mammographic Screening Program: The Kuwait Experience Training With a US Cancer Center

In Kuwait, population 3.8 million, breast cancer is the most common female malignancy, accounting for 39.8% of female cancers in 2012 [1-5]. Kuwait cancer registry data indicate that the age-standardized incidence rate of breast cancer has increased fourfold since 1974, likely attributable to changing lifestyle factors, such as  dietary changes, decreased physical activity, and increasing obesity [5,6].

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - September 25, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Victoria L. Mango, Hanaa Al-Khawari, D. David Dershaw, Mona H. Ashkanani, Brenda Pennisi, Pauline Turner, Cynthia Thornton, Elizabeth A. Morris Tags: A view from abroad Source Type: research