Commentary on the planned restructuring of mammography screening in Austria

With regards to the planned reorganisation of screening mammography in Austria - from an opportunistic to an organised system - the problems related with such a change are depicted from an epidemiological point of view. We were able to demonstrate earlier that opportunistic screening mammography mat...

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Published in:Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift 2011-08, Vol.161 (15-16), p.398
Main Authors: Vutuc, Christian, Haidinger, Gerald
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Aged
Austria
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - mortality
Cohort Studies
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Early Detection of Cancer - economics
Female
Health Care Reform - economics
Health Care Reform - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Care Reform - organization & administration
Health Expenditures
Humans
Mammography - economics
Middle Aged
National Health Programs - economics
National Health Programs - legislation & jurisprudence
National Health Programs - organization & administration
Survival Rate
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Summary:With regards to the planned reorganisation of screening mammography in Austria - from an opportunistic to an organised system - the problems related with such a change are depicted from an epidemiological point of view. We were able to demonstrate earlier that opportunistic screening mammography matches the results of controlled screening mammography in Finland and Sweden. Switching to a controlled system in Austria would - besides the need for a change in legislation - lead to enormous expenditures in terms of resources needed and moreover, it could be not evaluated for years.
ISSN:1563-258X
DOI:10.1007/s10354-011-0020-9