title: [Commentary on the planned restructuring of mammography screening in Austria].
abstract: With regards to the planned reorganisation of screening mammography in Austria - from an opportunistic to an organised system - the problems related with such a change are depicted from an epidemiological point of view. We were able to demonstrate earlier that opportunistic screening mammography matches the results of controlled screening mammography in Finland and Sweden. Switching to a controlled system in Austria would - besides the need for a change in legislation - lead to enormous expenditures in terms of resources needed and moreover, it could be not evaluated for years.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Epidemiologie, Zentrum für Public Health der Medizinischen Universität Wien, Wien, Austria.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vutuc
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haidinger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000191:economics; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015996:Survival Rate