Screening detects a myriad of breast disease - refining practice will increase effectiveness and reduce harm.
Br J Radiol
; 93(1115): 20200135, 2020 Nov 01.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32816520
ABSTRACT
For many individuals, the term 'cancer' equates to a disease that if untreated will progress, spread from the area initially affected and ultimately cause death. 'Breast cancer', however, is a diverse of range of pathological entities, incorporating indolent to fast-growing and aggressive lesions, with varying histological patterns, clinical presentations, treatment responses and outcomes. Screening for malignancy is based on the assumption that cancer has a gradual, orderly progression and that detecting lesions earlier in their natural history, and intervening, will reduce mortality. The natural history of epithelial atypia, ductal carcinoma in situ and even invasive breast cancer is poorly understood, but widely variable. We believe that population breast screening methodology needs to change to focus on diagnosis of lesions of greatest clinical relevance.
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Assunto principal:
Mama
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Carcinoma Ductal de Mama
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Carcinoma Intraductal não Infiltrante
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Radiol
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido