Biennial Versus Annual Mammography and the Risk of Late-Stage Breast Cancer

• Published in: JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute Vol. 96; no. 24; pp. 1832 - 1839
• Main Authors: White, Emily, Miglioretti, Diana L., Yankaskas, Bonnie C., Geller, Berta M., Rosenberg, Robert D., Kerlikowske, Karla, Saba, Laura, Vacek, Pamela M., Carney, Patricia A., Buist, Diana S. M., Oestreicher, Nina, Barlow, William, Ballard-Barbash, Rachel, Taplin, Stephen H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cary, NC Oxford University Press 15.12.2004; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - diagnostic imaging; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - pathology; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - diagnostic imaging; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - pathology; Confidence Intervals; Female; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Logistic Models; Mammary gland diseases; Mammography; Mammography - methods; Mammography - standards; Medical research; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; Patient Selection; Registries; Research Design; Statistics; Time Factors; Tumors; United States; United States; North America; America; Human; Radiodiagnosis; Mammography; Breast cancer; Malignant tumor; Medical screening; Epidemiology; Mammary gland diseases; Cancerology; Risk factor; Advanced stage; Time interval; Public health

Background: Mammography screening may reduce breast cancer mortality by detecting cancers at an earlier stage. However, certain questions remain, including the ideal interval between mammograms. Methods: We conducted an observational study using information collected by seven mammography registries...