[Breast cancer mass screening in the Province of Liege. Results after 8 years].
Breast cancer mass screening by mobile units started in 1992 in the Province of Liège (Belgium). This project is developed for rural areas and interests all women between 40-69 years old not regularly X-rayed in traditional breast cancer diagnosis centers. Despite lots of efforts population participation is low (25%). Nevertheless, the experiment results are encouraging: in a series of 31,443 women, 213 cancers were diagnosed, corresponding to a rate of 6.9/1000, 75% of which are of good prognosis. After an 8 years experiment, it is hoped that the population concerned becomes more sensitive to this mass screening project and one should expect a better collaboration with the other actors in the field of breast diseases diagnosis.
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Institut E. Malvoz de la Province de Liège rue de Wallonie, 28, B-4460 Grâce Hollogne, Belgique.
Parmentier
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Delleuze
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000453:epidemiology; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000453:epidemiology; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011379:Prognosis; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data