Mammography screening in three Finnish residential areas: comprehensive population-based study of breast cancer incidence and incidence-based mortality 1976-2009



: Parvinen I, Heinavaara S, Anttila A, Helenius H, Klemi P, Pylkkanen L

Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

: 2015

: British Journal of Cancer

: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER

: BRIT J CANCER

: 112

: 5

: 918

: 924

: 7

: 0007-0920

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2014.642


Conclusions: The wide mammography screening programme in Turku was effective in decreasing BC mortality in the elderly age groups. These results support the implementation of BC screening from age 50 up to 74 years.




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