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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003 95(6):417; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.6.417
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 6, 417, March 19, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press

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Follow-Up Recommendation for Mammography

Short-interval follow-up is recommended in up to 11% of screening mammograms that yield "probably-benign" findings. However, the predictive value of this recommendation for breast cancer is unclear. In a longitudinal analysis of 68,126 postmenopausal women, Yasmeen et al. (p. 429) found that 5% of the eligible women had baseline mammograms that included recommendations for short-interval follow-up. The incidence of breast cancer for women with this recommendation was 1.0% at 2 years after the baseline mammogram, compared with breast cancer incidence rates of 0.6% and 0.5% for women whose baseline mammograms were described as benign and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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