Changes to the US Preventive Services Task Force Screening Guidelines and Incidence of Breast Cancer
Carina Zhang-Petersen, Michelle Sowden, Jennifer Chen, Julia Burns, Brian L. Sprague · 2024
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Carina Zhang-Petersen and co-authors trace US breast cancer patterns after a 2009 screening guideline change, in a 2024 study. The task force shift cooled mammography use, and critics feared later-stage finds and heavier surgery. The team mined a national cancer registry from 2004 to 2019.
The cohort held just over two million women aged forty and up. In situ cancer rates, the earliest form, fell after the change in the tracked data. Stage-by-stage rates and the mix of surgeries, partial removal, full removal, and full removal with rebuilding, were charted by age band. The study gives the screening debate a long, population-wide ledger instead of clinic anecdotes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Carina Zhang-Petersen, Michelle Sowden, Jennifer Chen, Julia Burns, Brian L. Sprague |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |