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Iarc Handbooks of Cancer Prevention: Handbook 7 Breast Cancer Screening (v. 7)

By World Health Organization

Book information

Publisher
World Health Organization
Year
2002
ISBN
9283230078, 9789283230076
Open Library ID
OL9391103M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (26886346 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
243\243
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Breast cancer is the leading site of new cancer cases in women. Breast cancer detection is currently primarily based on physical examination by health care professionals, chance findings by women, breast self-examination and mammography used for diagnosis or for routine screening. Early enough detection through mass screening with mammography has been introduced in many countries in the hope that early intervention would lead to reduced mortality and less aggressive treatment. The aim of this publication is to provide an independent, authoritative review of the evidence of the efficacy and effectiveness of breast cancer screening. This will be of value to governments, public health officials and others concerned with policy recommendations for cancer control.

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