Authors/ Cancer Organization

Objective

Type of screening

Type of studies

Age group

Findings

Database

[11]

Recommendation statement on screening for breast cancer in the general population.

Mammography

Review

40 - 49

The decision to start biennial screening mammography should be left to the individual before age 50

PubMed

[12]

Review of the evidence of 2003, ASC.

Mammography

Review

All ages

Mammography is good yet faced with some false-positives at early ages

Scholar Google website

[13]

To detect breast cancer rate, nodal status, tumour size, and associated risk factors using clinical breast examination (CBE) and mammography as screening tools in women aged 40 - 49 years.

Clinical Best Examination and Mammography

Research article

40 - 49 years

CBE normalized at 90% and Mammography BI-RADS I (58.4%) and BI-RADS II (34.6%) and only 7% for BI-RADS II and none for BI-RADS IV group

PMS

[14]

Differentiating imaging modalities used for screening women at high-risk for breast cancer over the age of 50.

Mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Research article

50

Mammography is the only imaging modality proven to reduce mortality from breast cancer, MRI can often identify smaller malignancies at a greater resolution at an earlier stage.

Scholar Google

[13]

To detect breast cancer rate, nodal status, tumour size, and associated risk factors using (CBE) and mammography as screening tools in women aged 40 - 49 years.

Mammography and CBE

Research article

40 - 49 years

CBE normalized at 90% and Mammography BI-RADS I (58.4%) and BI-RADS II (34.6%) and only 7% for BI-RADS II and none for BI-RADS IV

Scholar Google

[15]

Analysis of new screening methods.

Mammography

Review

40 - 74

Breast cancer mortality is reduced by 40% with false negatives (15% - 20% and positives (10%) of screened women, 80% of which are resolved with additional imaging, and 10%, with a breast biopsy

Scholar Google

[16]

Latest guidelines for mammography and technologic advances.

Mammography

Guidelines data

Ages 40 to 44, 45 to 54, and 55 and older

40 - 44 should have the choice of mammography stating, 45 - 54 should do mammography every year and 55 and above should do mammograms every 2 years and finally, all women should continue, as long as they are expected to live 10 years or more

[17]

Update of the 2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement on screening for breast cancer in the general population.

Film mammography, clinical breast examination, breast self-examination, digital mammography, and magnetic resonance imaging

Clinical practice guidelines

General population