Introduction Obesity is a known risk factor for the development of cancers, and a significant
proportion of the population may be at risk of developing cancer owing to their weight status …

Background Weight stigma has been defined as the social devaluation and denigration of
individuals because of their weight. The purpose of this scoping systematic review was to …

Objectives This study investigated the association between prospective changes in BMI and
longitudinal adherence to mammographic screening among overweight or obese women …

The notion of obesity as a pathological state within the individual remains the dominant
perspective in public health and biomedicine. However, there has been a growing call to re …

Objectives Despite the established benefits and availability of mammographic breast
screening, participation rates remain suboptimal. Women with higher BMIs may not screen …

Engagement in health-promoting behaviors has been argued to be dependent on
psychological factors in addition to simply having knowledge or access to resources. We …

Background Mammographic breast screening/rescreening rates are suboptimal for women
with obesity and/or physical disabilities. This study describes development of an intervention …

Introduction Women with obesity are less likely to participate in mammographic screening
and more likely to develop post-menopausal breast cancer. We describe the co-production …

Primary care physicians (PCPs) and patients identified body image conversations to be
difficult but necessary. As first points of contact in the healthcare system, PCPs are ideal …

Objective To investigate the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and adherence to
recommended screening tests, addressing gaps in previous literature by utilizing a large …