Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk

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Authors

Kevin C. Oeffinger · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Elizabeth T. H. Fontham · Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans

Ruth Etzioni · University of Washington

Abbe Herzig · Patient Advocate Foundation

James Michaelson · Massachusetts General Hospital

Ya‐Chen Tina Shih · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Louise C. Walter

Abstract

These updated ACS guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for breast cancer screening for women at average risk of breast cancer. These recommendations should be considered by physicians and women in discussions about breast cancer screening.

Topics & Keywords

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Breast Cancer Treatment Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 314, Issue 15, pp. 1599-1599

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.12783

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