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. 1991 Apr;41(345):166-7.

Breast screening: a subject for debate

J Austoker  1 , D Sharp
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Breast screening: a subject for debate

J Austoker et al. Br J Gen Pract. 1991 Apr.

Abstract

The National Health Service Breast Screening Programme was instituted in 1988 following the recommendations of the Forrest report in 1986. From the beginning it has been controversial. Is breast cancer screening efficacious? Can the efficacy produced in trials be reproduced nationwide in the UK? Do the benefits of screening outweigh the adverse effects? Answers to all these questions are not yet available but in the light of current evidence, breast screening does appear to offer a realistic opportunity to reduce the mortality from a disease which constitutes a major public health problem in the UK. The role of the general practitioner and the primary care team is considered in the light of the experience gained in the first phase of the screening programme.

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  • Breast cancer screening.
    Skrabanek P. Skrabanek P. Br J Gen Pract. 1991 Sep;41(350):389-90. Br J Gen Pract. 1991. PMID: 1793659 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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