The sensitivity of screening mammography for the early detection of breast cancer has
improved over the years due to advances in technology. However, guidelines for screening …

From its inception, screening mammography has enjoyed a perceived level of sensitivity that
is inconsistent with available evidence. The original data that imparted erroneous beliefs …

Background Instead of a single value for mammographic sensitivity, a sensitivity function
based on tumor size more realistically reflects mammography's detection capability …

Mammography, as the primary screening modality, has facilitated a substantial decrease in
breast cancer-related mortality in the general population. However, the sensitivity of …

Understanding the detectability of breast cancer using mammography is important when
considering nation-wide screening programmes. Although the role of imaging settings on …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Finland (Finnish Cancer Registry 2000) and
worldwide the most common cancer in women (Kelsey and Bernstein 1996). Every year new …

Randomized controlled trials have shown a 15-30% reduction in breast cancer-specific
mortality among women enrolled in mammographic screening. As a screening tool …

Overdiagnosis of breast cancer refers to the screen detection and diagnosis of breast cancer
that would not have progressed to symptomatic cancer during a woman's lifetime. Screening …

Although screening mammography has delivered many benefits since its introduction in
Canada in 1988, questions about perceived harms warrant an up-to-date review. To help …

Mammography screening is the gold standard for timely detection of breast cancer, but it has
less than perfect accuracy. This has led to increased consideration of supplemental …