Mammographic screening for breast cancer in women under fifty: a review.
There is currently insufficient scientific data to support the recommendation to begin mammographic screening before the age of 50. The balance of the evidence that does exist suggests that screening before the age of 50 is useless and possibly harmful. If we accept that it is unethical to screen in the absence of good data suggesting benefit, then screening under the age of 50 is unethical.
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Health America of Nebraska Inc., Lincoln 68508.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic