[Breast cancer mass screening in the Province of Liege. Results after 8 years].

Breast cancer mass screening by mobile units started in 1992 in the Province of Liège (Belgium). This project is developed for rural areas and interests all women between 40-69 years old not regularly X-rayed in traditional breast cancer diagnosis centers. Despite lots of efforts population participation is low (25%).

[Screening for breast cancer: the time of decision].

The purpose of this review article is to propose the basic rules of a scientifically correct breast cancer mass screening. It might give to the different authorities arguments to make a choice between an organized screening and some trials currently used in our country.

[Preliminary results of a screening programme by mobile units in the province of Liege].

The goal of the mass screening of breast cancer undertaken under the authority of the Province of Liège is to focus the action on rural communities. For this reason, mobile vans equipped with X-Ray dedicated units are used. The main difficulty of this programme is to reach a massive participation of the population.