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The use of screening mammography
Author(s) -
Frankl Gloria
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19901015)60:8+<1979::aid-cncr2820601509>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , occult , breast cancer , physical examination , radiology , screening mammography , cancer , pathology , alternative medicine
Screening mammography, breast x‐ray examination of women without any symptoms or signs of breast cancer, is a safe and efficacious procedure. Modern mammography, which is a low‐dose radiographic examination, allows safe and correct diagnosis of about 90% of the cancers. Occult breast cancers, those found only with screening mammography, have a much lower rate of axillary node metastases and a much better prognosis, when compared with palpable breast cancers. With screening mammography, minimal breast cancers that are early in their development and have a remarkably improved prognosis can often be detected also. It is generally agreed that women with minimal cancers do not require mastectomies.