EMAS position statement: Individualized breast cancer screening versus population-based mammography screening programmes

Depypere H., Desreux J., Perez-Lopez F. R., Ceausu I., Erel C. T., Lambrinoudaki I., ...More

MATURITAS, vol.79, no.4, pp.481-486, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 79 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.09.002
  • Journal Name: MATURITAS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.481-486
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women, with slightly more than ten percent developing the disease in Western countries. Mammography screening is a well established method to detect breast cancer.