title: American Cancer Society guidelines for breast cancer screening: update 2003.
abstract: In 2003, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for early detection of breast cancer based on recommendations from a formal review of evidence and a recent workshop. The new screening recommendations address screening mammography, physical examination, screening older women and women with comorbid conditions, screening women at high risk, and new screening technologies.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Screening, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saslow
authors.forename: Kimberly Andrews
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sawyer
authors.forename: Wylie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Costanza
authors.forename: W Phil
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Roger S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hendrick
authors.forename: Harmon J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Eyre
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sener
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination; D012307:Risk Factors