[Screening mammography may be a rapid and effective investigation of mamma cancer in asymptomatic women]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2014 Sep 1;176(36):V03140159.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to describe the incidence of mamma cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) two years after a screening mammography in women offered a screening mammography instead of a clinical mammography. The mammography was abnormal for 6.3% of the women, 0.1% had DCIS and 1.0% was diagnosed with mamma cancer. 1.0% of women with a normal mammography were diagnosed with cancer within two years of the mammography. More widespread use of screening mammography may contribute to a rapid and effective investigation of mamma cancer in asymptomatic women.

MeSH terms

  • Asymptomatic Diseases
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mammography*