Quality varies across clinical practice guidelines for mammography screening in women aged 40 - 49 years as assessed by AGREE and AMSTAR instru- ments. J Clin Epidemiol 2011;64:968 -76.Burda BU, Norris SL, Holmer HK, Ogden LA, Smith ME. Quality varies across clinical practice ...
BreastCheck. Guidelines for quality assurance in mammography screening. 2nd ed. Dublin, Ireland: The National Breast Screening Board, 2003 .BreastCheck. Guidelines for quality assur- ance in mammography screening. 2nd ed. Dublin, Ireland: The National Breast Screen- ing Board, 2003....
The benefit of mammography screening outweighs the risk of any harm from the radiation. Currently it is estimated that ionizing radiation needed for a mammogram is lower than the dose of cosmic radiation to which a passenger on an intercontinental flight may be exposed, or a skier on a mountai...
While annual screening is recommended for women aged 45 to 54 years, the new guidelines recommend that at age 55, women should transition to screening every 2 years instead of annually. Women should also continue screening mammography as long as their overall health is good and they have a lif...
PCN20 PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GUIDELINES FOR MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING IN AVERAGE-RISK WOMEN UNDER 70 YEARS OF AGEdoi:10.1016/s1098-3015(10)62162-6D ZammitJ Hay
Guidelines for screening mammography were first suggested by the American Cancer Society in 1977. These have been reviewed periodically, and changes have been made based on the evidence available at the time of review. Two major breast screening studies conducted in the United States have had strong...
Many organizations in the United States recommend mammography screening at 1- to 2-year intervals for those 40 to 49 years old. In most areas of Canada and Europe, screening mammography is not recommended for women 40 to 49 years old. These differences have arisen over interpretation of data ...
The European Guidelines developed for mammography screening have contributed to the general discussion on quality assurance and the important tasks of the health professionals dealing with breast cancer screening. The cooperation of each medical discipline is of utmost importance in order to achieve optimal...
Poor adherence to screening recommendations is an important contributing factor to disparities in breast and cervical cancer outcomes among women in the USA. Screening behaviors are multifactorial, but there has been limited focus on how family network beliefs and behaviors influence individual's ...
In fact, the UK Age Trial, specifically designed to assess the benefit for mammography screening under the age of 50, reported its results in 2020, and found no mortality benefit for screening women in this age group after more than 10 years of follow-up (RR 0.98 [0.79–1.22]; p =...