Benefits and Risks of Screening Mammography for Women in Their Forties: a Statistical Appraisal
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- 7 October 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Vol. 90 (19) , 1431-1439
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/90.19.1431
Abstract
Few medical issues have generated as much controversy as the question of whether or not to recommend regular mammography to women aged 40-49 years (1,2). In January 1997, a Consensus Development Panel1 at the National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference on Breast Cancer Screening for Women Ages 40-49 recommended that women be informed of the benefits and risks and decide for themselves whether or not screening is appropriate (3). The National Cancer Institute (NCI) took a different view, altering its previous stance (4) and joining the American Cancer Society (ACS) in recommending regular screening for women in their forties. The NCI recommends mammograms every 1-2 years, and the ACS recommends annual mammograms.Keywords
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