Mammographic screening for breast cancer: background of a pilot program in the Canton of Vaud.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_983E5B341351
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Mammographic screening for breast cancer: background of a pilot program in the Canton of Vaud.
Journal
Sozial- Und Präventivmedizin
Author(s)
Paccaud F.
ISSN
0303-8408 (Print)
ISSN-L
0303-8408
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1993
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
38
Number
5
Pages
288-293
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
For several years now, substantial efforts have been devoted to the development and the implementation of a screening program for breast cancer in the Canton of Vaud. A four-year pilot phase is now starting, involving two regional hospitals with their catchment areas; women over 50 and under 70 years old will be invited to participate in the program. A double view mammography will be made, with a double reading made by the hospital radiologists; a third reading will be made in case of discrepancy between the two first radiologists. Patients classified as positive for screening (e.g., with a suspect radiological image) will be referred to their practitioner for further diagnosis and treatment. The medical and public health background of this program is discussed, more specifically the reasons for developing a screening program, the choice of mammography rather than other tools, and the need to implement screening as an organized program.
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Breast Neoplasms/mortality, Breast Neoplasms/prevention & control, Female, Humans, Mammography/methods, Mass Screening/methods, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Survival Rate, Switzerland/epidemiology
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Web of science
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