title: [Guideline for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Germany 2008. Recommendations from the short version].
abstract: The updated 2008 German Guideline for Early Detection of Breast Cancer provides evidence-based and consensus-based recommendations of the knowledge gained by the German Society for Surgery and the German Society of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgeons together with 29 professional societies, associations, and nonmedical organizations. The guideline is meant to assist physicians, healthy women, and patients in medical decisions with recommendations regarding the diagnostic chain in early detection of breast cancer. In addition to these recommendations, the guideline also includes descriptions of quality assurance for resources, procedures, outcomes, and evaluation using a set of quality indicators. It updates the previous version from 2003. The guideline's recommendations are presented. They are described in detail in the full publication (in German) Geburtsh Frauenh 2008; 68:251-261. The long version of the Guideline, methods report, and evidence report are available on the internet at www.awmf-leitlinien.de (reg. no. 077/001) with free access.
authors.affiliation: Planungskommission und Arbeitsgruppenleiter der Konzertierten Aktion Brustkrebs-Früherkennung in Deutschland, Deutschland. albertu@med.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: U-S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Altland
authors.forename: Vf
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Duda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geraedts
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heywang-Köbrunner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hölzel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kalbheim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koller
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kreienberg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kühn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lebeau
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nass-Griegoleit
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schlake
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmutzler
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schreer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schulz-Wendtland
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kopp
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary