Background: Screening mammography is the best method to reduce mortality from breast
cancer, yet some breast cancers cannot be detected by mammography. Cancers diagnosed …

Background Computer-aided detection identifies suspicious findings on mammograms to
assist radiologists. Since the Food and Drug Administration approved the technology in 1998, …

Background: With the large number of women having mammography—an estimated 28.4
million US women aged 40 years and older in 1998—the percentage of cancers detected as …

The nature of cancer control is changing, with an increasing emphasis, fuelled by public and
political demand, on prevention, early diagnosis, and patient experience during and after …

CONTEXT: Screening reduces mortality from breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. The
Guide to Community Preventive Services previously conducted systematic reviews on the …

Background: Invasive cervical cancer is highly preventable, yet it continues to occur, even
among women who have access to cancer screening and treatment services. To reduce …

ContextUse of antibiotics may be associated with risk of breast cancer through effects on
immune function, inflammation, and metabolism of estrogen and phytochemicals; however, …

Purpose : This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of stage at diagnosis, age, and
level of comorbidity (presence of other illness) on the costs of treating three types of cancer …

is the primary method of detecting early stage breast cancer and has been shown in randomized
clinical trials to reduce breast cancer mortality, especially among women 50 years old …

Background: Younger women (40–49 years) have lower mammographic sensitivity (ie,
greater proportion of cancers detected after a negative mammogram) than older women (≥50 …