Does an organised screening programme reduce the inequalities in breast cancer survival?

Source: Annals of Oncology

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Date of publication: April 2011

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: Study examines whether the implementation of an organised mammographic screening programme in Florence has been successful in reducing socioeconomic inequalities in breast cancer survival.

Length of publication: 5 pages

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Benefits and harms of mammography screening

Source: BMJ

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Date of publication: January 2012

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: There is a commonly accepted view that breast screening probably does reduce mortality but the size of the effect is unclear. This has led to the proposed review of breast cancer screening in the United Kingdom.

Length of publication: 2 pages

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Fear, anxiety and embarrassment stop women going for breast screening

Source: Cancer Research UK

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Date of publication: November 2011

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell: Fear, anxiety and embarrassment are some of the main barriers preventing women from going for breast screening, according to research presented by the Gateshead Foundation Trust.

Length of publication: Webpage

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Breast cancer screening is to be reviewed, cancer tsar announces

Source: BMJ

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Date of publication: October 2011

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell: The leaflet sent to women in England who are called for breast cancer screening is to be rewritten for the second time, and the effectiveness of screening is to be reviewed by an independent panel, as the Department of Health moves to resolve growing doubts over the programme.

Length of publication: Webpage

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NHS ‘failing to inform’ women of breast cancer screening risks

Source: Nursing Times

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Date of publication: September 2011

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell: Research suggests that women undergoing NHS breast cancer screening are being “misinformed” and are not told about the harms of over-diagnosis. Those running the NHS breast cancer screening programme have “stuck to” beliefs from 25 years ago about the benefit of mammograms and supply women with “astonishingly misleading” statistics on death rates, they added. They called for more honesty from the NHS programme.

Length of publication: Webpage

Screening of no use?

Source: Nature Reviews Cancer

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Date of publication: September 2011

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: Early detection is thought to be our best tactic for tackling cancer, but a recent retrospective trend analysis published in the British Medical Journal indicates that mammography has not significantly contributed to reduced death rates from breast cancer.

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Effectiveness of population-based service screening with mammography for women ages 40 to 49 years

Source: Cancer

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Date of publication: July 2011

In a nutshell: An evaluation of the Swedish Mammography Screening in Young Women (SCRY) Cohort.

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Increasingly strong reduction in breast cancer mortality due to screening

Source: British Journal of Cancer

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Date of publication: March 2011

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: The study investigates whether improvements in mammography and treatment modalities have had an influence on the effectiveness of breast cancer screening from 1975 to 2008, by studying a sample group from Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Length of publication: 5 pages

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More regular screenings may catch interval breast cancers

Source: Nursing Times

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Date of publication: February 2011

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell: Breast cancer is found in one in three women between regular screenings, according to a new study. Researchers found that 2.91 per 1,000 women who had been given the all-clear at a screening were found to have been diagnosed with breast cancer before their next screening. The cancers are mostly picked up because the women start developing symptoms, such as a lump in the breast.

Length of publication: Webpage