Open AccessThe Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project 25 years later
Author(s) -
Cunningham Myles P.
Publication year - 1997
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.47.3.131
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , mammography , population , breast cancer screening , cancer , family medicine , gynecology , environmental health
The Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project was initiated 25 years ago to demonstrate the feasibility of large-scale screening for breast cancer. A retrospective view shows that it has more than fulfilled its mission; among other important accomplishments it has significantly advanced both the notion and science of population-based breast cancer screening and provided a huge data base for epidemiologic research.