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New recommendations published: screening intervals and more
risk of breast cancer, should undertake periodic mammography screening the most suitable way to invite a woman for a screening, and how to inform...
Breast screening linked to 60 per cent lower risk of breast cancer death in first 10 years
peer-reviewed journal Cancer. In the UK, mammography screening is offered to all women aged 50-70 through the NHS Breast Screening Programme,... mammography screening, breast cancer, organised breast cancer screening programme, risk of breast...
Screening mammography is linked to a reduction in breast cancer mortality, a study shows
were assessed in relation to introduction of mammography screening targeting women aged 50-64 and 45-69. It was found that incidence-based...
Public health in the EU: encouraging developments in the area of national cancer screening programmes
million women aged 50-69 years were invited to mammography screening in the last reporting year, and 110 million men and women aged 50-74 years...
Breast screening programme effective in preventing some invasive cancers
public debate about the harm caused by mammography screening through overdiagnosis has led to controversy over the value of screening for...
Benefits of mammography screening outweigh adverse effects for women aged 50–69 years
of mammography screening outweigh adverse effects for women aged 50–69 y... concluded that there is sufficient evidence that mammography screening is effective in reducing breast cancer mortality for women aged 50–69 years, a...
Population-based breast cancer screening not necessarily best for poorer countries
countries (LMICs) to implement population-based mammography screening. But according to an article in The Lancet Oncology, this "one-size-fits-all"... mammography screening, low- and middle-income countries, breast...
Radiation fears should not deter women from mammography screening
fears should not deter women from mammography screening... risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening is slight in comparison to the benefit of expected lives saved, according to a...
Women in their forties have lower mammographic tumour detectability
credit: shutterstock.com Mammography screening outcomes, measured in terms of tumour size, lifetime gained and mortality,...