An initial assessment of the merits of extending routine breast cancer screening to women aged 47-49 years to assist the appraisal of options for extending the NHSBSP, with appendix considering women aged 71-73
The 2007 NHS Cancer Reform Strategy proposes extending the NHS Breast Screening Programme to women aged 47 to 49 and women aged 71 to 73.
There are significant differences between each cohort in terms of incidence, compliance, treatment options, relapse rates, competing risks, screening test performance, and psychological impact of true and false positives.
This study looks at targeting the younger cohort and compares it with the status quo. An extension of the modelling to the older cohort is included in the appendix.
ScHARR Initital Assessment Report June 2008 (PDF 183Kb)
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