Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk

C. Oeffinger, Kevin; T. H. Fontham, Elizabeth; Etzioni, Ruth; Herzig, Abbe; Michaelson, James; Tina Shih, Ya‐Chen; C. Walter, Louise; R. Church, Timothy; R. Flowers, Christopher; J. LaMonte, Samuel; M. D. Wolf, Andrew; DeSantis, Carol; Lortet‐Tieulent, Joannie; Andrews, Kimberly; Manassaram‐Baptiste, Deana; Saslow, Debbie; A. Smith, Robert; W. Brawley, Otis; C. Wender, Richard

doi:10.1001/jama.2015.12783

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Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk

Published in JAMA • Oct 20, 2015

Authors:

Kevin C. Oeffinger

Elizabeth T. H. Fontham

Ruth Etzioni

Abstract

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 mortality. OBJECTIVE: To update the American Cancer Society (ACS) 2003 breast cancer screening guideline for women at average r...

Subject

Overdiagnosis

Medicine

Breast cancer

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