Background: This systematic review is an update of evidence since the 2002 US Preventive
Services Task Force recommendation on breast cancer screening. Purpose: To determine …

Panels are presently reviewing breast cancer screening guidelines. It is critical that they
understand which publications are scientifically valid, and which analyses are …

The discussion about breast cancer screening has changed. Yesterday's question was
about efficacy—whether screening, under ideal circumstances, can reduce breast cancer …

Importance Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality for US women. Trials have
established that screening mammography can reduce mortality risk, but optimal screening …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to examine the most recent data
and guidelines regarding screening for breast cancer in average risk women. Recent …

Each year there are now more than 30% fewer deaths from breast cancer than there would
have been had screening not been initiated. Therapy has improved, but treatment saves …

Over 40 million women between the ages of 40 to 75 years (66% of women in this age
group) will undergo screening mammography this year in the United States, at an estimated …

Background: In 2009, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended biennial
mammography screening for women aged 50 to 74 years and selective screening for those …

Conflicting breast cancer screening guidelines for women in their 40s are based on different
interpretations of research and considerations of benefits and harms. Breast cancer mortality …

The US Preventive Services Task Force has emphasized individualized decision-making
regarding participation in screening mammography for women ages 40 to 49. Positive public …