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Effect of service screening mammography on population mortality from breast carcinoma
Author(s) -
Feig Stephen A.
Publication year - 2002
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/cncr.10764
Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , breast cancer , incidence (geometry) , breast carcinoma , mammography screening , cancer , population , breast cancer screening , gynecology , screening mammography , obstetrics , demography , oncology , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
Breast cancer deaths have been reduced as much as 44% in Swedish counties that offer service screening mammography. In the United States, death rates from breast cancer are now approximately 39 percent lower than expected given the increased incidence of invasive carcinoma. This estimated reduction may be attributed to heightened awareness of breast cancer, increased utilization of screening mammography, and improved treatment. See also pages 458–69.