Other Characteristics of Breast Cancer Screening Programs in 26 ICSN Countries, 2012*
Region/Country |
Methods used to recruit women 1 |
Source of payment for exam |
Source of funding for program |
Quality assurance required by law? |
Utilize guidelines for quality assurance? |
| PI, PR, MM, SM |
Government |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI, PR, MM, SM |
Government |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI, SM |
Government |
Government |
No |
No |
| PI |
Government |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI |
Government |
Government |
|
|
| PI, PR, MM, SM |
Government/Insurance |
Government |
Yes |
Yes |
| PI, PR |
Government/Woman |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI, PR |
Other |
Government/Private foundation |
No |
Yes |
| PI |
Government |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI, MM, SM |
Woman |
Other |
Yes |
Yes |
| PI |
Government/Insurance |
Government |
Yes |
Yes |
| PI, SM |
Government/Insurance |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI |
Government |
Government |
Yes |
Yes |
| PI, PR, MM, SM, O |
Government |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI |
Government/Woman |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI, PR, MM, SM |
Insurance |
Government |
Yes |
Yes |
| PI |
Government |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI, SM |
Government |
Government/Private foundation |
No |
Yes |
| PI, SM, O |
Government |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI, SM |
Government |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI |
Government |
Government |
Yes |
Yes |
| PI |
Government/Woman |
Government |
Yes |
|
| PI, PR |
Insurance/Woman |
Government/Insurance |
Yes |
Yes |
| PI |
Government |
Government |
No |
Yes |
| PI, PR, MM, SM, O |
Government/Insurance |
Government |
Yes |
Yes |
| PI, PR, MM |
Government/Insurance |
Government |
No |
No |
*Data are from a survey of ICSN country representatives, conducted in 2012
1 Recruitment Methods:
PI (Personal Invitation)
PR (Physician Referral)
SM (Small Media Advertising i.e., flyers, brochures, pamphlets)
MM (Mass Media Advertising i.e., television, radio)
O (Other)
2 Data comes from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium.
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