Research

Paper Presentations and Publications

The following paper presentations and publications were presented at the RCR Breast Group Annual Conferences, Symposium Mammographicum and UK Radiology Congress

2016

PB.42 Improving breast screening communication with South Asian (SA) women: Usage of multilingual videos on a handheld device 

Published in Nov 2016. Authors:

PB.56 Are Asian women more prone to less favourable subtypes of breast cancer?

Published in Nov 2016. Authors:

PB.35 The changing risk factor profile of Asian women with breast cancer

Published in Nov 2016. Authors:

An exploration of factors influencing reconstruction decisions in ethnic minority patients undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer

Published in European Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 2016. Authors:

2015

Mammographic density adds accuracy to both the Tyrer-Cuzick and Gail breast cancer risk models in a prospective UK screening cohort

Published in: Breast cancer research: BCR, Dec 2015. Authors:

Abstract P5-12-01: Predicting the effect of tamoxifen on the breast: Change in measures of breast density, serum markers and SNPs:

Published in Cancer Research, May 2015. Authors:

Comparison of prognostic indices in symptomatic and screen-detected invasive breast cancer in Asian and Caucasian women

Published in Anticancer Research, Feb 2015. Authors:

2014

PB.21. Is the technical quality of screening mammograms lower in Asian women who cannot understand the English language?

Published in Breast Cancer Research, Nov 2014. Authors:

Cultural humility model of cross cultural communication skills training in breast care

Published in The British journal of radiology, Jul 2014. Authors:

Factors Affecting Agreement between Breast Density Assessment Using Volumetric Methods and Visual Analogue Scales

Conference Paper presented in Jun 2014 at the International Workshop on Digital Mammography. Authors:

2013

PB.53: Are ethnic minorities more likely to develop triple-negative breast cancer? A systematic review

Published in Breast Cancer Research, Nov 2013. Authors:

PB18: Factors affecting breast density assessment

Published in Breast Cancer Research, Nov 2013. Authors:

PB.17: Inter-observer agreement in visual analogue scale assessment of percentage breast density

Published in Breast Cancer Research, Nov 2013. Authors:

P43 VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE ASSESSMENT OF PERCENTAGE BREAST DENSITY: A STUDY OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OBSERVERS AND WITH INTERACTIVE THRESHOLDING

Presented at the 6th International Workshop on Breast Densitometry and Breast Cancer Risk Assessment, Jun 2013. Authors:

Cultural Humility: A New Approach to Cross Cultural Communication Skills Training in Breast Care

Presented at the ECR 2013, Mar 2013. Authors:

2012

Breast Cancer risk factors in South Asian Women with breast cancer

Published in The British journal of radiology, Jul 2012. Authors: 

Inequalities in breast screening uptake among South Asian women in the UK: The role of service providers

Published in Feb 2012. Authors:

2010

UK: South Asian Women at the Crossroads Category: Health – rising breast cancer incidence, poor breast cancer awareness and poor screening uptake

Published in Oct 2010. Author: Anil K Jain

O-90 The NHS Breast Screening Programme – Are we communicating well with South Asian Origin Women?

Published in EJC Supplements, Sep 2010. Authors:

PR-P1 How effectively do Breast Screening Units communicate with South Asian women?

Published in The British journal of radiology, Jul 2010. Authors:

2009

Breast cancer screening – how do we communicate with women of South Asian origin?

Published in Breast Cancer Research, Oct 2009. Authors:

 

P105 Deprivation and ethnicity: Are they major barriers to breast screening uptake in the North West of England?

Published in The British journal of radiology, Jun 2009. Authors:

 

2008

Variable size computer-aided detection prompts and mammography film reader decisions

Published in Breast Cancer Research (BCR), Sep 2008. Authors:

Visually assessed breast density, breast cancer risk and the importance of the craniocaudal view

Published in Breast Cancer Research (BCR), Jul 2008. Authors:

Health inequalities in breast cancer screening

Published in Breast Cancer Research (BCR), May 2008. Authors:

Are Intraductal breast papillomas entirely benign?

Published in The British journal of radiology, Jan 2008. Authors:

 

The impact of socioeconomic factors and ethnicity on breast screening uptake in the North West of England

Authors:

  • C Edmundson,
  • A Jain
  • SM Astley

DOES ETHNICITY INFLUENCE TREATMENT ADHERENCE IN BREAST CANCER?

Authors:

  • O’Shea D,
  • Jain A,
  • Astley SM

2007

HEALTH INEQUALITIES IN BREAST CANCER SCREENING

Authors:

  • J Tollitt,
  • A Jain,
  • S Astley

Do Asian women with symptomatic breast cancer  have a worse prognosis than non-Asian women?

Authors:

  • Dowds G
  • Jain A
  • Astley S M

2006

Mammography Reading with Computer-Aided Detection (CAD): Single View vs Two Views

Conference paper, Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Digital Mammography, Sep 2006. Authors:

Mammography Reading with Computer-Aided Detection (CAD): Performance of Different Readers

Conference paper, Digital Mammography, 8th International Workshop, IWDM 2006, Manchester, UK, June 18-21, 2006, Proceedings. Authors:

Do Asian women with screen detected breast cancer have a poorer prognosis based on histological parameters?

Authors:

  • LH Henderson (University of Manchester),
  • A Jain (Nightingale centre, Withington),
  • SM Astley

2004

Design of a retrospective study of computer-aided detection in mammographic screening: Computer Aided Detection Evaluation Trial

Published in Breast Cancer Research, Jul 2004