'Good prognosis tumours' in breast cancer screening.
The Forrest Report led to the introduction of the breast screening programme with the aim of reducing mortality from breast cancer. In 1989 a breast screening programme was introduced to the South Bucks District and now two cycles have been completed. The findings are of a high yield of good prognosis tumours 71% and 72%, respectively. These encouraging figures are reflected in a high response rate and with a fall in the incidence of non-screen-detected tumours.
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Department of Surgery Breast Screening Unit, Wycombe General Hospital, Bucks.
Payne
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Chia
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McPherson
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D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018275:Carcinoma, Lobular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis