Open AccessBreast cancer detection guidelines for women aged 40 to 49 years: Rationale for the american cancer society reaffirmation of recommendations
Author(s) -
Mettlin Curtis,
Smart Charles R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.44.4.248
Subject(s) - cancer , breast cancer , medicine , citation , family medicine , gerontology , library science , oncology , computer science
Over the past year, the National Cancer Institute has altered its guidelines for early breast cancer screening by omitting any recommendation for mammography and clinical breast examination for women aged 40 to 49 years, while the American Cancer Society has reaffirmed its recommendation for these screening procedures in this age group. This article reviews the process and some of the evidence the American Cancer Society has relied upon in reaffirming its recommended guidelines for early breast cancer detection.