Mobile mammography: the first six-months experience at Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai Hospital's Mobile Mammography Program, BreastCheck, is designed to screen large numbers of women for breast cancer in the greater Hartford area. Despite the American Cancer Society recommendations for screening mammography, many physicians still are not complying with these guidelin...

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Published inConnecticut medicine Vol. 53; no. 2; p. 71
Main Authors Kron, E S, Moskowitz, H, McConner, D, Loveland, J A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1989
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Connecticut
Female
Humans
Mammography
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Mobile Health Units
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Summary:Mount Sinai Hospital's Mobile Mammography Program, BreastCheck, is designed to screen large numbers of women for breast cancer in the greater Hartford area. Despite the American Cancer Society recommendations for screening mammography, many physicians still are not complying with these guidelines. This report details our first six-months experience. Two thousand two hundred thirty women were screened, 38 women had biopsies, and 14 cancers were detected. The overall rate of breast cancer detection is 6.3/1,000 which compares favorably with the rates from the National Breast Cancer Demonstration Detection Project (BCDDP) of 4.6/1,000.
ISSN:0010-6178