Concerns About Recommending Routine Screening Mammograms for Women Aged 40-49 Years

If the war against breast cancer is to be won in the US, the focus of funding must go beyond mammograms to provide better funding to explore new means of diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

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Published in:JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1997-06, Vol.89 (12), p.889-889
Main Authors: Paykel, Jacquelyn, Wolberg, William H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms - economics
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Female
Funding
Humans
Mammography
Mammography - economics
Mass Screening - economics
Medical research
Middle Aged
Research Support as Topic
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Summary:If the war against breast cancer is to be won in the US, the focus of funding must go beyond mammograms to provide better funding to explore new means of diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
ISSN:0027-8874
1460-2105
DOI:10.1093/jnci/89.12.889