Breast-cancer screening--viewpoint of the IARC Working Group.

By B. Lauby-Secretan, C. Scoccianti, D. Loomis, L. Benbrahim-Tallaa, V. Bouvard, Franca Bianchini, K. Straif. New England Journal of Medicine, 2015

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Breast cancer early detection: A phased approach to implementation (2020, methodology): “In contrast to screening with CBE, population-based screening with mammography has been associated with significant reductions of approximately 20% in breast cancer mortality from studies based on high-income countries where such data are available.(20,22,25) However, for population-based screening ”
Global Cancer in Women: Burden and Trends (2017, background): “In addition, screening with mammography reduces breast cancer mortality by identifying tumors at earlier stages when treatment has a greater likelihood of success (27, 28).”
Current and future burden of breast cancer: Global statistics for 2020 and 2040 (2022, background): “More importantly, educational and awareness efforts to increase early detection in countries with high proportions of late stage disease, and population-based breast cancer screening programs in countries with low proportions of late stage disease, are crucial to reduce breast cancer mortality, toge”
Primary breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. (2015, result): “This was also the conclusion in the recent breast cancer screening report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer [10].”