Reassessment of Breast Cancers Missed During Routine Screening Mammography

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Authors

Bonnie C. Yankaskas · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Michael J. Schell · Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands)

Richard E. Bird · Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

David A. Desrochers · Ningbo City College of Vocational Technology

Abstract

This peer review of screening mammograms from a population-based screening registry estimated a missed detectable cancer rate of 29%. Thus, 71% of cancers missed at screening would not have been worked up by peers in the same community.

Topics & Keywords

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Breast Lesions and Carcinomas

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Roentgenology

Volume 177, Issue 3, pp. 535-541

DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.3.1770535

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