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Breast Cancer
Factors affecting breast cancer screening on a community level explored
September 15th, 2005
Factors affecting breast cancer screening on a community level were explored in a recent study. "The efficacy of breast cancer screening in the community may differ from that suggested by the results of randomized trials, and no data have been available on efficacy among women who have different levels of breast cancer risk," investigators in the United States observed. "A matched case-control study among women enrolled in six health plans in Washington, Oregon, California, Massachusetts, and Minnesota" was conducted, and "the efficacy of screening by mammography and/or clinical breast examination among women in two age cohorts (40-49 years and 50-65 years) and in two...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-15)
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