First Epidemiological Analysis of Breast Cancer Incidence and Tumor Characteristics after Implementation of Population-Based Digital Mammography Screening

Effectiveness of Mammography Screening in Reducing Breast Cancer Mortality in Women Aged 39–49 Years: A Meta-Analysis

“…These include education attainment, and technological advances in breast biopsy and mammography technologies. 8,59,60 Current studies have also demonstrated an overall decline in breast cancer mortality rates associated to the reduction of use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in recent years. 61 Our study concurs with the USPSTF effect estimate, demonstrating a significant reduction in breast cancer mortality with mammography screening among women 39-49 years of age.…”

Systematic skin cancer screening in Northern Germany

“…Nevertheless, the magnitude of the incidence increase during the project in 2003 is comparable with the effect of systematic mammography screening programs. [14][15][16][17] The screening was able to detect a remarkable proportion (ie, 50%) of all MM reported to the cancer registry during the project period, whereas only 19% of the population participated in SCREEN. This observation has two possible implications: (1) it can be assumed that persons at risk for skin cancer showed an increased willingness to participate in SCREEN; and (2) it is also possible that symptomatic persons were included althougheas per screening definitionethese persons are not eligible to participate in mass screening interventions that are aimed at the general public.…”

Incidence of bone metastases and skeletal-related events in breast cancer patients: A population-based cohort study in Denmark

“…Since population-based mammography screening is an accurate tool for early BrCa detection [13], we would expect incidence rates of bone metastases to be lower in countries offering this screening. This was the case in a German observational study that evaluated BrCa incidence rates and tumor characteristics ( i.e ., the distribution of invasive tumor size) before and after implementation of mammography screening [13]. The incidence rate of BrCa before implementation of the screening programme was 297.9 per 100,000 person-years.…”

“…Of the 349 cancers detected with screening, 76% were invasive, compared to 90% of cases not detected with screening during the same period. Furthermore, there was a difference in nodal status between cancers detected with and without the screening program [13]. …”