Breast cancer detection risk in screening mammography after a false-positive result
Xavier Castells,M. Roman,Anabel Romero,Jordi Solé Blanch,Raquel Zubizarreta,Nieves Ascunce,Dolores Salas,Andrea Burón,Maria Sala +8 more
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Women with afalse-positive test have an increased risk of cancer detection in subsequent screening participations, especially those with a false-positive result involving cytology or biopsy, according to this retrospective cohort study.About:
This article is published in Cancer Epidemiology.The article was published on 2013-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 25 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Breast cancer screening & Breast cancer.read more
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Errors in Mammography Cannot be Solved Through Technology Alone
TL;DR: Current status of knowledge around error rates in mammography and factors impacting it are reviewed and potential solutions for maximizing diagnostic efficacy are presented thus benefiting the millions of women who undergo this procedure each year.
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Breast cancer screening: review of benefits and harms, and recommendations for developing and low-income countries
TL;DR: This review assesses the clinical utility of available screening modalities, present evidence, overdiagnosis, cost-effectiveness, and other pertinent issues, and provides recommendations concerning rational preventive strategies for breast cancer control for women in DLICs.
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Risk of Breast Cancer in Women with False-Positive Results according to Mammographic Features.
Xavier Castells,Isabel Torá-Rocamora,Margarita Posso,Marta Román,María Vernet-Tomas,Ana Rodríguez-Arana,Laia Domingo,Carmen Vidal,Marisa Baré,Joana Ferrer,María Jesús Quintana,Mar Sánchez,Carmen Natal,Josep A. Espinàs,Francina Saladié,Maria Sala +15 more
TL;DR: Women who had more than one examination with false-positive findings and in whom the mammographic features changed over time had a highly increased risk of breast cancer.
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Impact of Risk Factors on Different Interval Cancer Subtypes in a Population-Based Breast Cancer Screening Programme
Jordi Solé Blanch,Maria Sala,Josefa Ibáñez,Laia Domingo,Belen Rocio Fernandez,Arantza Otegi,Teresa Barata,Raquel Zubizarreta,Joana Ferrer,Xavier Castells,Montserrat Rué,Dolores Salas +11 more
TL;DR: The role of women's characteristics differs among interval cancer subtypes could be useful to improve effectiveness of breast cancer screening programmes and to better classify subgroups of women with different risks of developing cancer.
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Predicting breast cancer risk using interacting genetic and demographic factors and machine learning.
TL;DR: The gene interaction maps built from genes associated with SNPs that interact with demographic risk factors indicate important BC-related biological entities, such as angiogenesis, apoptosis and oestrogen-related networks.
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Projecting Individualized Probabilities of Developing Breast Cancer for White Females Who Are Being Examined Annually
Mitchell H. Gail,Louise A. Brinton,David P. Byar,Donald K. Corle,Sylvan B. Green,Catherine Schairer,John J. Mulvihill +6 more
TL;DR: To assist in medical counseling, a method to estimate the chance that a woman with given age and risk factors will develop breast cancer over a specified interval is presented and individualized breast cancer probabilities are calculated.
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European guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis
I Amendoeira,Nicholas Perry,Mireille J. M. Broeders,C de Wolf,Sven Törnberg,Robert Holland,L. von Karsa +6 more
TL;DR: The present supplements to the fourth edition of the European guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis lay a cornerstone for a new, completely revised fifth editions of the guidelines.
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Ten-year risk of false positive screening mammograms and clinical breast examinations.
Joann G. Elmore,Mary B. Barton,Victoria M. Moceri,Sarah Polk,Philip J. Arena,Suzanne W. Fletcher +5 more
TL;DR: Over 10 years, one third of women screened had an abnormal test result that required additional evaluation, even though no breast cancer was present, and Physicians should educate women about the risk of a false positive result from a screening test for breast cancer.
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European guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis. Fourth edition - summary document
Nicholas Perry,Mireille J. M. Broeders,Chris de Wolf,Sven Törnberg,Roland Holland,Lawrence von Karsa +5 more
TL;DR: The multidisciplinary editorial board has prepared a summary document to provide an overview of the fundamental points and principles that should support any quality screening or diagnostic service.
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European guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis. Fourth edition—summary document
TL;DR: The European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis (EQAQD) as mentioned in this paper have been developed as a global standard for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis.