title: Screening for breast cancer.
abstract: This review will give a general overview of the impact of breast cancer, as well as breast cancer risk factors, identification of high-risk groups, screening modalities, and guidelines for screening average-risk and high-risk individuals, including a case discussion of the primary care provider's approach to screening.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: kpeairs@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Kimberly S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Peairs
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Youngjee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Rosalyn W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Heather F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Sateia
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Breast cancer screening