Is mass screening for breast cancer cost-effective?
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Is mass screening for breast cancer cost-effective?
WHY IS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BREAST CANCER SCREENING STILL DISCUSSED? Curative therapy for breast cancer detected at an advanced stage is insufficient. Breast cancer screening is designed to detect tumours at such an early stage that they can still be treated effectively. The chance of dying of breast cancer is thus reduced for those women who participate in high quality screening. Various trial...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cancer
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0959-8049
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(96)00268-7