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020 _a9780128022092
100 _aHoussami, Nehmat (ed)
245 0 _aBreast cancer screening - an examination of scientific evidence
260 _aLONDON :
_bAcademic Press,
_c2016
505 _aBreast cancer screening: balancing evidence with culture, politics, money, and media; Estimates of screening benefit: the randomized trials of breast cancer screening; Weighing the benefits and harms: screening mammography in the balance; The importance of observational evidence to estimate and monitor mortality reduction from current breast cancer screening; The role of microsimulation modeling in evaluating the outcomes and effect of screening; Challenges in understanding and quantifying overdiagnosis and overtreatment; Challenges and opportunities in the implementation of risk-based screening for breast cancer; Breast cancer screening in the older woman; Screening women in their 40s; Screening the breast cancer in women with dense breasts; Screening women with known or suspected gene mutationsImaging surveillance of women with a personal history of breast cancer; Evolution of mammography screening: from film screen to digital breast tomosynthesis: Ethical and societal considerations in breast cancer screening; Treatment on screen-detected breast cancer: can we avoid or minimize overtreatment; Informed and shared decision making in breast cancer
520 _aBreast Cancer Screening: Making Sense of Complex and Evolving Evidence covers broad aspects of breast cancer screening specifically focusing on current evidence, emerging evidence, and issues that will be critical for future breast screening practice such as tailored screening and shared decision-making in breast screening. The scope of the book is relevant to a global audience.
650 _aBreast Cancer
650 _aBreast Screening
650 _aScreening
690 _aBREAST CANCER
690 _aBREAST SCREENING
690 _aScreening
700 _aMiglioretti, Diana (ed)
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