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Breast Cancer
Scientists at University of Tromso target breast cancer
July 10th, 2008
"The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to examine if an adjunct research project to a breast cancer screening programme would affect the high programme attendance. Women residing in the municipality of Tromso aged 55 years or older, scheduled to receive an invitation letter to their first screening round in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Programme during our 15-week recruitment period, were eligible," researchers in Norway report. "We randomly selected up to 25 invitees per screening day to receive a mailed request to participate in the research project named the Tromso Mammography and Breast Cancer study. These women constituted the study arm,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-07-10)
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