This project aims to improve the health and well-being of peoples by exploring the impacts of individual socioeconomic status (SES) on breast cancer awareness and use of digital health technology in early breast cancer diagnosis in Vietnam, Bangladesh and Malaysia. This interdisciplinary project will examine the effects of SES (predictor) on breast cancer awareness (outcome). SES is measured at the individual level (e.g., income or education), at area level (e.g., indicators of socioeconomic status). Then, we will explore the level of digital health technology acceptance in Vietnam, Bangladesh and Malaysia.
About : High SES has been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, and the increased risk is due to differences in risk factors found in women of different SES level. High SES is often defined by high income and high education level because they are more likely to drink more alcohol, use birth control pills, and use menopausal hormone therapy. And all these factors increase the risk of breast cancer. Individuals reporting higher levels of education and income have been found to have higher incidence of breast cancer but a lower risk of mortality. Recent reviews have shown modest positive associations between the SES of women's residential area and breast cancer incidence and screening but not mortality. Women living in the highest SES communities had greater odds of having breast cancer than women living in the lowest SES communities. Similarly, the odds were higher for women in urban versus rural communities.
29th December 2020
Online, Zoom
Link to be provided
| Event | Time UK (UTC) | Time Bangladesh (BST/UTC+6) | Time Vietnam (ICT/UTC+7) | Time Malaysia (MYT/UTC+8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome and questionnaires | 08:00-08:20 | 14:00-14:20 | 15:00-15:20 | 16:00-16:20 |
| Oncologist talk on breast cancer awareness | 08:20-08:50 | 14:20-14:50 | 15:20-15:50 | 16:20-16:50 |
| Research findings on breast cancer (Malaysia and Bangladesh, Dr. Poon) | 08:50-09:30 | 14:50-15:30 | 15:50-16:30 | 16:50-17:30 |
| Break | 09:30-9:40 | 15:30-15:40 | 16:30-16:40 | 17:30-17:40 |
| Breakout Rooms (Lead by Sang and Connah) | 09:40-10:10 | 15:40-16:10 | 16:40-17:10 | 17:40-18:10 |
| Technology for early breast cancer detection and MAMMOBOT | 10:10-10:40 | 16:10-16:40 | 17:10-17:40 | 18:10-18:40 |
| Questions and closing | 10:40-11:00 | 16:40-17:00 | 17:40-18:00 | 18:40-19:00 |
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-global-challenge-in-breast-cancer-gcbc-online-workshop-tickets-132040034297