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The ongoing evaluation of breast cancer screening
Author(s) -
Smith Robert A.
Publication year - 2004
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.20158
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , breast cancer screening , cancer , cancer screening , family medicine , mammography , gynecology
Two articles in this issue of Cancer are representative of an evolving trend in breast cancer screening research. Each raises unique issues regarding how clinicians should view the role of screening in the control of breast cancer and the importance of continuing to address questions concerning its early detection. See also pages 1331–6 and 1337–44.