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Screening mammography reduces morbidity of breast cancer treatment
1Division of Breast Imaging, University of California-San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero St., Ste. H2801, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA. Jessica.Leung@ucsfmedctr.org
Objective:
This commentary discusses the retrospective cohort study by Barth et al. studying the effect of screening mammography on morbidity of breast cancer treatment.
Conclusion:
Barth et al. found that cancers identified at screening mammography (versus those detected by physical examination) were smaller and more frequently node-negative. Hence, the former group of breast cancer patients was more likely to be treated with less morbid therapy. This evidence-based study contributes to the clinical practice of screening mammography.
