title: [Update of breast cancer in Primary Care (II/V)].
abstract: Breast cancer is a prevalent disease affecting all areas of patients' lives. Therefore, family doctors need to thoroughly understand this disease in order to optimize the health care services for these patients, making the best use of available resources. A series of 5 articles on breast cancer is presented below. It is based on a review of the scientific literature over the last 10 years. The second one deals with population screening and its controversies, screening in high-risk women, and the current recommendations. This summary report aims to provide a current and practical review about this problem, providing answers to family doctors, and helping them to be able to care for their patients for their benefit throughout their illness.
authors: Centro de Salud Los Alpes, Madrid, España. Electronic address: brusint@yahoo.coom.
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authors: Brusint
authors: Centro de Salud Los Alpes, Madrid, España.
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authors: Vich
authors: Grupo de Actividades Preventivas SEMERGEN, España; Centro de Salud Canillejas, Madrid, España.
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authors: Ávarez-Hernández
authors: Centro de Salud Los Alpes, Madrid, España.
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authors: Cuadrado-Rouco
authors: Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
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authors: Díaz-García
authors: Grupo de Actividades Preventivas SEMERGEN, España; Centro de Salud Internacional, Madrid Salud, Madrid, España.
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authors: Redondo-Margüello
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Atención Primaria de Salud; Breast cancer; Cancer screening; Continuing education; Cribado de cáncer; Cáncer de mama; Formación continuada; Mammography; Mamografía; Primary Health Care