title: [Mammography screening of breast cancer in Tunisia. Results of first experience].
abstract: This article reports the results of a mammography screening program of breast cancer, realized in the department of Radiology, Charles Nicolle hospital. A free screening mammography with two incidences was offered to women aged from 40 to 70 years old. 2200 mammographies were realized from May 1995 till July 1997. Women having a positive test benefited of a diagnostic explorations in the same unity. The positive test rate was 24%. Predictive positive value was 31%. This program allowed to detect 10 subclinical cancers, corresponding to a rate of detection of 4.5 cancers for 1000 women. This program is a first experience which demonstrated the feasibility of the mammography screening to wide scale and allowed the medical and paramedical team to acquire an experience.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Imagerie médicale, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Lilia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kribi
authors.forename: Dorra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sellami
authors.forename: Aïda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: el Amri
authors.forename: Nejla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mnif
authors.forename: Thouraya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ellouze
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chebbi
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ben Romdhane
authors.forename: Radhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014416:Tunisia
vernacular_title: Depistage mammographique du cancer du sein en Tunisie. Resultats d'une premiere experience.