Survival Rates of Breast Cancer Patients Aged 40 to 49 Years according to Detection Modality in Korea: Screening Ultrasound versus Mammography

• Published in: Korean journal of radiology Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 159 - 167
• Main Authors: Won, So Yeon, Park, Hyung Seok, Kim, Eun-Kyung, Kim, Seung Il, Moon, Hee Jung, Yoon, Jung Hyun, Park, Vivian Youngjean, Park, Seho, Kim, Min Jung, Cho, Young Up, Park, Byeong-Woo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Society of Radiology 01.02.2021; 대한영상의학회
• Subjects: Adult; Breast - diagnostic imaging; Breast cancer; Breast Imaging; Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - mortality; Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Cancer surgery; Cancer therapies; Chemotherapy; Disease-Free Survival; Family medical history; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gene amplification; Hospitals; Humans; Mammography; Medical records; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Patient assessment; Proportional Hazards Models; Regression analysis; Republic of Korea; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography; Womens health; 방사선과학; Republic of Korea; United States > US; Screening; Breast cancer; Mammography; Survival rate; Ultrasound

The aim of this study was to compare the survival rates of Korean females aged 40 to 49 years with breast cancer detected by supplemental screening ultrasound (US) or screening mammography alone. This single-institution retrospective study included 240 patients with breast cancer (mean age, 45.1 ± 2...