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Benign breast diseases in breast cancer screening programs in Italy (2000-2001).
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Fabbri, Sandra Perfetti, Elisa Govoni, Deanna Bianchi, Simonetta Brancato, Beniamino Paci, Eugenio |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Abstract | AIMS AND BACKGROUND Screening mammography has been shown to be effective in reducing breast cancer mortality in several randomized clinical trials. One major side effect of screening is the diagnosis of benign breast disease (BBD), which is considered as a nonprogressive lesion, except for a small percentage of lesions considered at high risk. We present data referring to service screening programs active in Italy in 2000 and 2001 and participating in the national survey carried out by the Italian Group for Mammography Screening (GISMa). METHODS To all centers participating in the GISMa National Survey, we submitted a questionnaire regarding the service screening protocol and main indicators of performance of the local program in the years 2000 and 2001. RESULTS A total of 657 detected BBD cases, registered by 23 Italian breast cancer screening centers in women 50 to 69 years of age, are included in this study. The BBD detection rate was 2.5 per 1000 at the first screening test and 1.05 per 1000 at repeated tests. The benign/malignant ratio was 0.34 at the first and 0.22 at the repeated test. CONCLUSIONS Detection of BBD occurred frequently in breast screening programs, and prognostic implications should be further investigated. Women should be individually informed at screening, and with greater detail at the moment of the recall for assessment, of the implications of BBD detection and receive the necessary, also psychological, counseling to avoid the possible harm related to breast cancer screening. |
| Starting Page | 194 |
| Ending Page | 199 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.gidm.org/doc/02.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 15762354v1 |
| Volume Number | 90 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Journal | Tumori |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Breast Diseases Breast Fibrocystic Disease Cancer Death Rate Mammary Neoplasms One Thousand Registration Screening for malignant neoplasm of breast Screening mammography Sixty Nine |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
