Accuracy of Screening Methods for the Diagnosis of Breast Disease

Clinical examination, thermography, and 70-mm. mammography were performed in 891 patients—414 presented to hospital with symptoms of breast disease and 477 were asymptomatic. Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of these methods showed that neither thermography nor 70-mm. mammography has a useful p...

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Published in:BMJ 1970-11, Vol.4 (5733), p.461-463
Main Authors: Furnival, Isobel G., Stewart, Helen J., Weddell, J. M., Dovey, P., Gravelle, I. H., Evans, K. T., Forrest, A. P. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Breast cancer
Breast diseases
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Cancer
Cancer screening
Diagnostic Errors
Female
Histology
Humans
Lesions
Mammography
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Papers and Originals
Patient assessment
Physical Examination
Radiology
Thermography
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Summary:Clinical examination, thermography, and 70-mm. mammography were performed in 891 patients—414 presented to hospital with symptoms of breast disease and 477 were asymptomatic. Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of these methods showed that neither thermography nor 70-mm. mammography has a useful place as an isolated screening procedure for breast cancer. In fact, we consider such a policy dangerous.
ISSN:0007-1447
0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.4.5733.461