title: [Diagnosis of breast cancer. Value and futility of paraclinical screening tests (author's transl)].
abstract: During the past 10 years a number of screening tests aimed at an earlier diagnosis of breast cancer have been introduced, and the time has come for their value to be assessed. In this paper, thermography, senography, xerography, echography and needle aspiration or biopsy are reviewed, and their insufficiencies and drawbacks are shown. Periodical self-examination of the breasts, more detailed examination by the practitioner, systemic senography once every 5 years in women older than 35 and earlier in high risk women, needle aspiration for cysts and needle biopsy for solid tumours are at present the only efficient means of early detection of breast cancer.
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013817:Thermography; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Diagnostic du cancer du sein. Valeur et vanité des examens para-cliniques.