| Autor: |
Andrew J. Coldman, Linda J. Warren Burhenne, Lisa Kan |
| Rok vydání: |
2007 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Seminars in Breast Disease. 10:83-88 |
| ISSN: |
1092-4450 |
| DOI: |
10.1053/j.sembd.2007.09.005 |
| Popis: |
The first organized breast cancer service screening program in Canada was established in 1988 in British Columbia. The pilot project was successful in showing that screening could be conducted at a unit cost of US$38; now US$41. Screening is conducted in dedicated centers and diagnostic work-ups done in the community. The current annual volume is 235,000. Stepwise expansion is ongoing and is determined by community specific service requirements. Prognostic factors of cancers detected consistently exceed internationally recommended targets. Since the inception of the program the age standardized breast cancer mortality rate per 100,000 has dropped in British Columbia from the highest to the lowest in Canada for provinces with similar populations. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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