Rationale for a national multi-centre study of magnetic resonance imaging screening in women at genetic risk of breast cancer

Authors
Brown, J Coulthard, A Dixon, AK Dixon, JM Easton, DF Eeles, RA Evans, DGR Gilbert, FG Hayes, C Jenkins, JPR Leach, MO Moss, SM Padhani, AP Pointon, LJ Ponder, BAJ Sloane, JP Turnbull, LW Walker, LG Warren, RML Watson, W
Citation
J. Brown et al., Rationale for a national multi-centre study of magnetic resonance imaging screening in women at genetic risk of breast cancer, BREAST, 9(2), 2000, pp. 72-77
Citations number
75
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
BREAST
ISSN journal
09609776 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
72 - 77
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9776(200004)9:2<72:RFANMS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
In 1994, the UK National Health Service identified as a research priority t hat magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be assessed as a screening tool for young, pre-menopausal women who are at a high genetic risk of developi ng breast cancer. In 1997 a national multicentre study was established to c ompare MRI with X-ray mammography as a method for screening for breast canc er in this group of women. This paper reviews the relevant literature and d escribes the rationale that led to the setting up of this study. (C) 2000 H arcourt Publishers Ltd.