Comparison of mammography results from individual and organized screening for breast cancer.

Background: In France, the coexistence of individual screening (IS) and organized screening (OS) for breast cancer induces difficulties for primary care practitioners to position themselves. This study assessed whether the risk of having a mammography with a high risk of malignancy (BI-RADS 4 or 5) was different between patients aged from 50 to 74year performing it as part of an IS or of the OS.

Method: This cross-sectional multicenter study included women aged 50-74, with no personal history of breast cancer, performing mammography in radiology centers in Paris (France).

Accuracy of clinical breast examination's abnormalities for breast cancer screening: cross-sectional study.

Objectives: The guidelines for breast cancer screening with clinical breast examination (CBE) are diverging CBE is recommended in France, whereas it is not recommended in the United States and Canada, given the lack of clear benefit and the risk of overmedication. To assess the accuracy of abnormalities found during CBE for in breast cancer screening.

Study Design: A cross-sectional study included women over 18 years with no history of breast cancer coming for a mammography at 3 ambulatory radiology practices in Paris.