GOOD PROGNOSIS TUMORS IN BREAST-CANCER SCREENING

Authors
BIRCH D CHIA Y PAYNE M MCPHERSON S
Citation
D. Birch et al., GOOD PROGNOSIS TUMORS IN BREAST-CANCER SCREENING, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 77(3), 1995, pp. 185-187
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England → ACNP
ISSN journal
00358843
Volume
77
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
185 - 187
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8843(1995)77:3<185:GPTIBS>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The Forrest Report led to the introduction of the breast screening pro gramme with the aim of reducing mortality from breast cancer. In 1989 a breast screening programme was introduced to the South Bucks Distric t and now two cycles have been completed. The findings are of a high y ield of good prognosis tumours 71% and 72%, respectively. These encour aging figures are reflected in a high response rate and with a fall in the incidence of non-screen-detected tumours.