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Despite the substantial interest and investment in research on breast cancer screening, there is uncertainty about the magnitude of mammography’s benefits and harms and how to select patients and screening strategies to optimize the balance between benefits and harms. In the face of such uncertainty,...
This guideline updates the American Cancer Society breast cancer screening recommendations for women at average risk for breast cancer.
Feb. 4, 2011 --Adhering to cancer screening recommendations can save lives and empower women to take control of their health. But different options and recommendations have left some patients confused at best; at worst, they are so frustrated that they dismiss their screenings all together. ...
The recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are reviewed in regard to screening for breast cancer. In contradistinction to those issued by some other national organizations, screening for breast cancer using mammography at ages 40–49 is not recommended. It is concluded that the...
Breast Cancer Screening With Imaging: Recommendations From the Society of Breast Imaging and the ACR on the Use of Mammography, Breast MRI, Breast Ultrasou... Screening for breast cancer with mammography has been shown to decrease mortality from breast cancer, and mammography is the mainstay of ...
Screening for breast cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2016;164(4):279-296. doi:10.7326/M15-2886PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 17. US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Recommendations for Primary Care Practice. USPSTF website. https://...
PROCESS: The ACS commissioned a systematic evidence review of the breast cancer screening literature to inform the update and a supplemental analysis of mammography registry data to address questions related to the screening interval. Formulation of recommendations was based on the quality of the ...
The early detection of breast cancer is promoted by the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) by encouraging the regular use of three types of screening: breast self-examination (BSE), the clinical breast examination, and mammography. In August 1983, the ACS...
Current breast cancer screening recommendations are for biannual mammography for women at average risk.29 That means the drop in rates seen in any year cannot be directly translated to deficits in mammography screening.9 Conclusions Delays in cancer screening can contribute to delays in diagnosis and...