Mammographic breast cancer screening is the systematic use of x-ray imaging of the breast, or mammography, to screen asymptomatic, apparently healthy women for breast cancer with the goal of achieving earlier diagnosis and improving treatment outcomes. The United Kingdom's National Health Service Breast Screening Programme, launched in 1988, was the first organized, population-wide mammographic screening program of its kind in the world. Screening programs today typically invite women within a defined age range to undergo mammography at regular intervals, balancing the benefit of early cancer detection against the risks of false positives and overdiagnosis.
Facts
Mammographic Breast Cancer Screening
Filter Results1 entry
FAQs
Why is routine mammography screening controversial?
Screening may not reduce all-cause mortality and can lead to unnecessary treatment, yet many national organizations still recommend it for most older women.
The main disagreement is about the balance of benefit and harm. Universal screening with mammography may not reduce all-cause mortality and may cause harm through unnecessary treatments and medical procedures, even though many national organizations recommend it for most older women.
Connections
Associated With
Long-Form Articles
Treats
Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia: Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening - Effectiveness section
With unnecessary treatment of ten women for every one woman whose life was prolonged, the authors concluded that routine mammography may do more harm than good.
Mammographic Breast Cancer Screening - Lead section
Breast cancer screening is the medical screening of asymptomatic, apparently healthy women for breast cancer in an attempt to achieve an earlier diagnosis.
Lead section
In 2003, about 61% of women aged 50-69 in Canada reported having had a mammogram within the past two years. ==== United Kingdom ==== The UK's NHS Breast Screening Programme, the first of its kind in the world, began in 1988 and achieved national coverage in the mid-1990s.
- Clinical use status
View the SourceWikidata: Mammographic Breast Cancer Screening
Wikidata Q17011492, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
Choose a year to see this entry's facts and connections as the atlas records them at that moment: what it held then, what it held instead, and what it had not yet adopted. Choose Present for the current record.