Breast cancer in Switzerland: a comparison between organized-screening versus opportunistic-screening cantons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Switzerland is one of the few remaining European countries without a uniform national breast cancer screening program. Most Swiss cantons have initiated mammography screening programs, with the notable exceptions of the cantons of central Switzerland. The aim of this study is to compare the TNM (tumor-node-metastasis) status in woman diagnosed with screen- and non-screen-detected breast cancers. We compare TNM of breast cancers of cantonal screening cantons (Or-SC) with organized mammographic screening and opportunistic-screening cantons (Op-SC) without organized mammographic screening.

Materials and methods

We compared the TNM documented in cantons with organized screening (Or-SC) in the national cancer registry with those in the cantons of central Switzerland wi

SUBMITTER: Gutzeit A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11459637 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature