The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 268-272, August 2010

Mammographic screening for breast cancer: An invited review of the benefits and costs

  • Jon M. Greif

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationBay Area Breast Surgeons, Inc., 3300 Webster Street, Suite 212, Oakland, CA 94609, USA. Tel.: +1 510 835 9900; fax: +1 510 835 9909.

Bay Area Breast Surgeons, Inc., 3300 Webster Street, Suite 212, Oakland, CA 94609, USA

Attending Surgeon, Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center and Alta Bates Summit Medical Center of Oakland, CA, USA

Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

published online 05 April 2010.

Abstract 

Mammographic screening is a proven method for reducing breast cancer mortality for women 40 years of age and older, but the best method for implementation of mammographic screening, particularly in the age group 40–49, remains controversial. The author, in an invited review, summarizes the data and offers guidance based on the best information available for women at risk for breast cancer, and their care providers, with particular emphasis on costs and benefits.

Keywords: Mammography, Breast cancer, Screening, Cost, Benefit

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PII: S0960-9776(10)00071-8

doi:10.1016/j.breast.2010.03.017

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 268-272, August 2010

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