Rationale and Objectives After a half century of clinical trials, expansive observations,
vigorous advocacy and debate, screening mammography could not be in a more …

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 …

Cancer screening involves trade-offs. Screening offers the potential benefit of avoiding
advanced cancer and subsequent cancer death. It also produces the harms of false alarms …

The mammography screening trials have shown varying results. This could be because
screening was better in some trials than in others at advancing the time of diagnosis. If so …

Breast cancer screening aims to reduce mortality, but the screening process introduces
harm as well as benefit. Over the past several decades, mammographic breast cancer …

The time has come to reassess whether universal mammographic screening should be
recommended for any age group because the declines in breast cancer mortality can be …

A randomized trial comparing modern mammography screening versus screening CBE is
warranted. If confirmed that the mortality benefits of the two screening strategies are now …

PERSPECTIVE 10.1056/nejmp0911288 nejm. org 2 is unfortunate, because there is far
more agreement than disagreement about breast-cancer screening. First, there is a …

Mammographic screening for the early detection of breast cancer is widely accepted as the
most effective means currently available to reduce breast cancer deaths. However, evidence …

Mammography and other types of breast cancer screening have been recommended for
many years. In most mammography studies, women are observed in the highly controlled …