Article
Organized screening detects breast cancer at earlier stage regardless of molecular phenotype.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Sept 2018
Holloway Claire M B, Jiang Li, Whitehead Marlo, Racz Jennifer M, Groome Patti A
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Mortality reduction attributable to organized breast screening is modest. Screening may be less effective at detecting more aggressive cancers at an earlier stage. This study was conducted to determine the relative efficacy of screening mammography to detect cancers at an earlier stage by molecular phenotype. METHODS: We identified 2882 women with primary invasive breast cancer diagnosed between January...
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