Screening for breast cancer in India--is it an appropriate strategy?

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Sep 17;100(18):1270-1. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djn303. Epub 2008 Sep 9.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Anxiety / etiology
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Breast Neoplasms / economics
  • Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / etiology
  • Breast Neoplasms / mortality
  • Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Breast Neoplasms / psychology
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Life Style
  • Mammography / economics
  • Mammography / trends*
  • Mass Screening / economics
  • Mass Screening / trends*
  • Maternal Age
  • Middle Aged
  • Palpation
  • Pregnancy
  • Risk Factors
  • Sensitivity and Specificity