Mammography in symptomatic women 50 years of age and under, and those over 50
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Screening mammography under age 50.
MAMMOGRAPHY IS A SCREENING procedure that has decreased the risk of death from breast cancerby25%to30%,asshownin7randomized studies (TABLE 1). It can detect breast cancer or carcinoma in situ at 5 to10mmindiameter.Mostphysicians cannotreliablydetectlesionssmallerthan 10mmonphysicalexamination,andpatientsgenerallyseekmedicalattentionfor lesions that are 25 mm or larger. Of women with known breas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197903)43:3<878::aid-cncr2820430315>3.0.co;2-k