Breast cancer is commonly diagnosed at late stages in countries with limited resources.
Efforts aimed at early detection can reduce the stage at diagnosis, potentially improving the …

Women in the United States have a 12.3% estimated lifetime risk for developing breast
cancer (ie, 1 in 8 women). 1 In 2009, an estimated 194,290 cases of invasive breast cancer …

Breast cancer has been increasing at an alarming rate and is considered to be of epidemic
proportions in the United States, with current estimates indicating that 1 in 8 women will …

A comment on this article appears in" Breast-cancer screening." N Engl J Med. 2012 Jan 12;
366 (2): 190-1; author reply 191-2. A comment on this article appears in" Breast-cancer …

Abstract In 2003, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for early detection of
breast cancer based on recommendations from a formal review of evidence and a recent …

Breast cancer remains the most common nonskin cancer among women and a leading
cause of morbidity and mortality. Early detection through screening and advances in …

Importance Different screening strategies for breast cancer are available but have not been
researched in quantitative detail. Objective To assess the benefits and the harms of risk …

Importance Breast cancer is a leading cause of premature mortality among US women. Early
detection has been shown to be associated with reduced breast cancer morbidity and …

Ever since screening for early breast cancer (BC) diagnosis was shown to decrease
mortality from the disease, screening programs have been widely implemented throughout …