[Assessment of results in the early diagnosis of breast cancer program in Asturias Community].

Objective: To evaluate and disseminate the intermediate results of a breast cancer early detection program in the Asturias Community.

Material And Methods: We report the results of screening examinations performed between 2005 and 2009, using the indicators proposed in the European Guidelines on Quality Assurance in Mammography Screening. The information sources for breast cancer cases diagnosed were the pathology information system and the information on the characteristics of the tumour from the pathology report.