Modern mammography screening and breast cancer mortality: population study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of contemporary mammography screening using individual information about screening history and breast cancer mortality from public screening programmes.

Design

Prospective cohort study of Norwegian women who were followed between 1986 and 2009. Within that period (1995-2005), a national mammography screening programme was gradually implemented, with biennial invitations sent to women aged 50-69 years.

Participants

All Norwegian women aged 50-79 between 1986 and 2009.

Main outcome measures

Multiple Poisson regression analysis was used to estimate breast cancer mortality rate ratios comparing women who were invited to screening (intention to screen) with women who were not invited, with a clear distinction between cases of

SUBMITTER: Weedon-Fekjær H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4061379 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature