Breast Cancer (Screening)

American Cancer Society Statement on Guidelines

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 10th, 1997

The American Cancer Society (ACS) believes the conclusions reached at the Consensus Development Conference on Breast Cancer Screening for Women Ages 40-49, held January 21-23, 1997, did not go far enough in support of mammography in this age group.

Despite numerous reports of clinical trials demonstrating decreased breast cancer mortality for women aged 40-49 through mammographic screening, said the ACS, the conference Panel concluded "that the available data do not warrant a single recommendation for mammography for all women in their forties."

The report also places undue emphasis on issues such as radiation risk, anxiety caused by false positive...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (1997-02-10)

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