These guidelines emphasize the importance of screening mammography for detecting breast cancer. The risk factors of breast cancer are discussed, including age and breast density.MacDougallDavidS.Internal Medicine World Report
For women over 65 there are few data, but screening to age 74 is probably appropriate.doi:10.1016/1047-2797(94)90053-1Anthony B. MillerAnn EpidemiolAnnals of EpidemiologyMiller AB. Mammography screening guidelines for women 40 to 49 and over 65 years old. Ann Epidemiol. 1994 Mar; 4 (2):...
The mammogram is a quick procedure and involves mild discomfort as the breasts are compressed for a few seconds to obtain the image. The ability of the mammogram to detect abnormalities is reduced in women with breast implants. Screening mammography has been shown to significantly reduce deaths fro...
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...
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....
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 ...
Aims: Sufficient evidence has accumulated to recommend that women over 50 years old be screened for breast cancer with mammography. However, available evidence does not suggest that screening with mammography should also be used in women younger than 50. We need more information on the factors ...
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 ...
Screening mammography is underutilized, even for women older than 50 years for whom there is a general consensus that regular annual screening is appropriate and necessary. To evaluate reasons for this underutilization, we studied a rand... SA Fox,PJ Murata,JA Stein - 《Archives of Internal Med...
Screening mammography is recommended for women 50 to 69 years of age because of its proven efficacy and reasonable cost-effectiveness. Extending screening ... Salzmann,Peter - 《Annals of Internal Medicine》 被引量: 704发表: 1997年 Empirical Comparison of the Results of Randomized Controlled Trials...