The prognostic potential of mammographic growth rate of invasive breast cancer in the Nijmegen breast cancer screening cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Insight into the aggressiveness of potential breast cancers found in screening may optimize recall decisions. Specific growth rate (SGR), measured on mammograms, may provide valuable prognostic information. This study addresses the association of SGR with prognostic factors and overall survival in patients with invasive carcinoma of no special type (NST) from a screened population.

Methods

In this historic cohort study, 293 women with NST were identified from all participants in the Nijmegen screening program (2003-2007). Information on clinicopathological factors was retrieved from patient files and follow-up on vital status through municipalities. On consecutive mammograms, tumor volumes were estimated. After comparing five growth functions, SGR was calculated u

SUBMITTER: Peters J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11330081 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature