Mammography and breast cancer screening

Group B streptococci screening

“…Unfortunately, the policy of the government in Taiwan only permits us to use one method (culture) and one anatomic site (low vagina) to finish the GBS screening. In order to continue to support the overall strategy of improving global health in Taiwan, such as an annual Papanicolaou smear, bi-annual mammography, 11,12 and GBS screening for pregnant women, 1,8 we encourage more domestic studies to provide better evidence to support the policy of the Taiwanese government.…”

Reply

“…After decades of development, Pap smear for use in cervical cancer screening has achieved a significant clinical outcome -the IR of invasive cervical cancer is lower than that of precancer lesions. 1 The risk factors of breast cancer are multifactorial, including race, age, gene, hormone, diet and so on. Therefore, it is impractical to expect to reduce the IR of breast cancer from mammographic screening, or further enhance cervical cancer screening by Pap smear.…”