Investigation of the significance of population-based breast cancer screening among women aged under 40 years.

CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that population-based breast cancer screening should not be recommended for women aged < 40 years. To reduce the breast cancer-related mortality rate in young women and ensure efficient use of limited medical resources in Japan, a more efficient surveillance system, based on genetic propensity and family history, needs to be established. PMID: 32643018 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Breast Cancer - July 7, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Okazaki M, Bando H, Tohno E, Kujiraoka Y, Iguchi-Manaka A, Ichioka E, Tsushima Y, Watanabe H, Hara H Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: research