Screening for breast cancer: systematic evidence review update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Nelson HD, Tyne K, Naik A, Bougatsos C, Chan B, Nygren P, Humphrey L
Record ID 32011000569
English
Authors' objectives:
To determine the effectiveness of mammography screening in decreasing breast cancer mortality among average-risk women age 40–49 years and 70 years and older; the effectiveness of clinical breast examination (CBE) and breast self examination (BSE) in decreasing breast cancer mortality among women of any age; and harms of screening with mammography, CBE, and BSE.
Authors' recommendations:
Mammography screening reduces breast cancer mortality for women age 39–69 years; data are insufficient for women age 70 years and older. False-positive mammography results and additional imaging are common. No benefit has been shown for CBE or BSE.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK36392/pdf/TOC.pdf
Year Published:
2009
URL for published report:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK36392/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Breast Self-Examination
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Middle Aged
- Risk Factors
- Anxiety
- Breast Neoplasms
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Mammography
- Mass Screening
- Palpation
Contact
Organisation Name:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contact Address:
Center for Outcomes and Evidence Technology Assessment Program, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Tel: +1 301 427 1610; Fax: +1 301 427 1639;
Contact Name:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Contact Email:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Copyright:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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