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Article: Will screening mammography in the east do more harm than good?

TitleWill screening mammography in the east do more harm than good?
Authors
Issue Date2002
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.ajph.org
Citation
American Journal Of Public Health, 2002, v. 92 n. 11, p. 1841-1846 How to Cite?
AbstractObjectives. We sought to systematically review the evidence for population-based mammography as applied to a Chinese population. Methods. Primary reports for meta-analysis were identified by a search of MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library. Outcome measures included breast cancer-related mortality, the number needed to be screened to prevent 1 death, and the positive predictive value of mammography. Results. Pooled relative risk for breast cancer-related death in the screened group was 0.80 (95% confidence interval=0.71, 0.90). Applied to Hong Kong, this figure translates into a number needed to screen of 1302 healthy women screened annually for 10 years to prevent 1 death. Conclusions. Evidence is insufficient to justify population-based breast cancer screening by mammography for women in Hong Kong and other Asian populations with low breast cancer prevalence.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86517
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2023 Impact Factor: 9.6
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.139
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dc.contributor.authorLeung, GMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_HK
dc.contributor.authorThach, TQen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHedley, AJen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:18:01Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:18:01Z-
dc.date.issued2002en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal Of Public Health, 2002, v. 92 n. 11, p. 1841-1846en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036en_HK
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dc.description.abstractObjectives. We sought to systematically review the evidence for population-based mammography as applied to a Chinese population. Methods. Primary reports for meta-analysis were identified by a search of MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library. Outcome measures included breast cancer-related mortality, the number needed to be screened to prevent 1 death, and the positive predictive value of mammography. Results. Pooled relative risk for breast cancer-related death in the screened group was 0.80 (95% confidence interval=0.71, 0.90). Applied to Hong Kong, this figure translates into a number needed to screen of 1302 healthy women screened annually for 10 years to prevent 1 death. Conclusions. Evidence is insufficient to justify population-based breast cancer screening by mammography for women in Hong Kong and other Asian populations with low breast cancer prevalence.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherAmerican Public Health Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.ajph.orgen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Public Healthen_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshBreast Neoplasms - ethnology - radiographyen_HK
dc.subject.meshEthnic Groups - statistics & numerical dataen_HK
dc.subject.meshEuropean Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical dataen_HK
dc.subject.meshEvidence-Based Medicineen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kongen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshMammography - standards - utilizationen_HK
dc.subject.meshMass Screening - standards - utilizationen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicen_HK
dc.subject.meshRisk Assessmenten_HK
dc.subject.meshRisk Reduction Behavioren_HK
dc.subject.meshSensitivity and Specificityen_HK
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcomeen_HK
dc.subject.meshWomen's Healthen_HK
dc.titleWill screening mammography in the east do more harm than good?en_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailLeung, GM:gmleung@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.emailThach, TQ:thach@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.2105/AJPH.92.11.1841-
dc.identifier.pmid12406818-
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