Breast health

Mammograms and breast screening techniques — References & further reading

References

1 Zahl, P-H., et al. 2008. The natural history of invasive breast cancers detected by screening mammography. Arch. Intern. Med, 168 (21), 2311–2316. URL (abstract): http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/168/21/2311 (accessed 12.01.2008).

  Dershaw, D. 2005. Film or digital mammographic screening? NEJM, 353 (17), 1846–1847.

   Pisano, E., et al. 2005. Diagnostic performance of digital versus film mammography for breast-cancer screening. NEJM, 353, 1773–1783.

   Spurgeon, D. 2005. Digital mammography is more accurate only for certain groups of women. BMJ, 331 (7518), 653.

2 Elmore, J., et al. 2005. Efficacy of breast cancer screening in the community according to risk level. JNCI, 97 (14), 1035–1043.

3   Fletcher, S., & J. Elmore. 2003. Clinical practice. Mammographic screening for breast cancer. NEJM, 348 (17), 1672–1680. [Note from Dixie Mills, MD: “This is really the best explanation! And includes other great references.”]

4   Berry, D., et al. 2005. Effect of screening and adjuvant therapy on mortality from breast cancer. NEJM, 353, 1784–1792.

Additional resources

www.susanlovemd.org — Resources, information, and links from the “mother” of the breast cancer movement. Dr. Mills is currently conducting breast cancer research in association with Dr. Susan Love’s Research Foundation in California.


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Original Publication Date: 09/29/2006
Last Modified: 08/17/2009
Principal Author: Dixie Mills, MD

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