In 1993 the United States National Cancer Institute stepped back from its recommendation to begin at age 40 after reviewing the most up to date data from the seven randomised trials conducted in Edinburgh, Sweden, the United States, and Canada. The report of the institute's international work...
All women should get screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40. There is not enough evidence to decide whether to continue or stop screening in women 75 years or older and what more should be done to screen for breast cancer in women with dense breasts. To learn more...
Most women with average risk should start screening forbreast cancerat age 40, and they should get screened every other year through age 74, according to new draft guidance Tuesday from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a federally appointed group whose decisions gui...
Breast cancer screening in women aged under 50.Editorial. Comments on the benefits of breast cancer screening in women aged under 50. Debate on the effectiveness of breast cancer screening in women aged 40 to 49; Adverse effects of routine breast cancer screening in women in the age group; ...
CONCLUSION Screening for breast cancer-beyond age 69 results in a small gain in life-expectancy, but is more cost-effective if restricted to women with higher bone mineral density.doi:10.1054/ebog.2001.0227Dorte Gyrd-HansenUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark;elsevier...
“Breast cancerincidence and mortality increase as women age, and roughly 30 percent of breast cancer deaths each year occur in women who were diagnosed after the age of 70,” he said. “Many of these deaths are avoidable, as Lee and colleagues demonstrate in this new report, since mammograp...
A cross-sectional survey of 120 women of child-bearing age was employed, and data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaires addressing predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors associated with breast cancer screening. A total of 53.5% knew what breast cancer screening was; ...
Berry, Breast Disease, 1998 Screening mammography with special reference to guidelines in South Africa Shirley Lipschitz, SA Journal of Radiology, 2018 Mammogram history in Nigerian women : age-related risk factors for breast cancer and educational implications Eric O. Umeh, SA Journal of Oncology...
Breast cancer screening helps people live longer. Screening can catch cancer early, either in the precancerous stage or when it's localized to a very small part of the body. When we can catch it early and decrease the risk of it coming back in the future
Screening for Breast Cancer: A Comparative Effectiveness Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Evidence Synthesis No. 231. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2024. AHRQ publication 23-05303-EF-1. 5. Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program. Breast: SEER 5-year age-...