Evaluation of benefits and risks of breast cancer screening.
Benefit/risk ratios derived by another study group for a population screened at a breast cancer detection center during the first year of operation are analyzed. The authors of the present paper look at the problem in a somewhat different manner. Benefit/risk ratios derived using this approach are significantly lower than those reported in the previous study. The results of the present study indicate that annual mass screening of women under the age of 50 is of questionable value.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced; D012306:Risk