Impact of Detection Mode in a Large Cohort of Women Taking Part in a Breast Screening Program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the existing survival rate and clinical-pathological differences among patients with breast cancer detected by mammographic screening.

Materials and methods

This multicenter cohort study examined 1,248 patients who took part in a national screening program for the early detection of breast cancer over an eight-year period.

Results

Of the two patient subgroups (interval and screening), we found significant differences in the distribution of prognostic factors, with interval cases presenting at a lower mean age (p = 0.002), with higher percentages of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) or triple negative and lower percentages of luminal A or luminal B carcinomas (p = 0.001), advanced stages (p

SUBMITTER: Garcia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8987861 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature