Breast cancer detection guidelines for women aged 40 to 49 years: Rationale for the American Cancer Socirty reaffirmation of recommendations

The American Cancer Society has reaffirmed its recomendation for mammography and clinical breast examination for women aged 40 to 49, while the National Cancer Institute has altered its guidelines by ommiting those recomendations. The process and some evidence the American Cancer Society has relied...

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Published inCA: a cancer journal for clinicians Vol. 44; no. 4; p. 248
Main Authors Mettlin, Curtis, Smart, Charles R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.1994
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Breast cancer
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Summary:The American Cancer Society has reaffirmed its recomendation for mammography and clinical breast examination for women aged 40 to 49, while the National Cancer Institute has altered its guidelines by ommiting those recomendations. The process and some evidence the American Cancer Society has relied upon in its reaffirmation are examined.
ISSN:0007-9235
1542-4863