title: Breast cancer screening and diagnosis in the 21st century within the U.K.
abstract: In the UK, breast cancer represents the most commonly diagnosed cancer in females and carries with it a significant morbidity and mortality. An established national screening programme is in place to identify those with the disease at an early stage in order to optimise treatment and prognosis. This article provides an overview for the non-breast specialist clinician whose practice regularly deals with women who may be the subject of the screening programme. It outlines the diagnostic methods employed in the screening programme, the controversies that have surrounded it and the evolving technologies that will improve detection and diagnostic accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norfolk, Norwich, UK philip.murray1@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norfolk, Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: Glynis
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wivell
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norfolk, Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Denton
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D000069342:Medical Overuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Breast cancer; breast screening programme; diagnostics; radiology