An overview of major breast screening studies and their findings
Comis J, To T
Record Status
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.
Citation
Comis J, To T. An overview of major breast screening studies and their findings. Ottawa: Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment/Office Canadien de Coordination de l'Evaluation des Technologues de la Sante (CCOHTA) 1992: 52 (English), 51 (French)
Authors' objectives
To summarize findings reported by breast cancer screening studies, and to evaluate the impact of screening on incidence and mortality.
Authors' conclusions
Conclusive demonstration of the effects of a screening programme must await large studies which are underway, with long-term follow-up.