Use of Diagnostic Imaging Modalities in Modern Screening, Diagnostics and Management of Breast Tumours 1st Central-Eastern European Professional Consensus Statement on Breast Cancer.

Breast radiologists and nuclear medicine specialists updated their previous recommendation/guidance at the 4th Hungarian Breast Cancer Consensus Conference in Kecskemét. A recommendation is hereby made that breast tumours should be screened, diagnosed and treated according to these guidelines. These professional guidelines include the latest technical developments and research findings, including the role of imaging methods in therapy and follow-up.

[Radiology/Nuclear Medicine Group. Use of imaging methods in the current screening, diagnostics and treatment of breast cancer - Professional guidelines. 4th Breast Cancer Consensus Conference].

Breast radiologists and nuclear medicine specialists have updated their previous recommendation/guidance at the 4th Hungarian Breast Cancer Consensus Conference. They suggest to adopt this actual protocol for the screening, diagnostics and treatment of breast tumors from now on. This recommendation includes the description of the newest technologies, the recent results of scientific research, as well as the role of imaging methods in the therapeutic processes and the followup.

[Attendance of the fourth (2008-2009) screening round of the Hungarian organized, nationwide breast cancer screening program].

Introduction: Organised, nationwide screening for breast cancer with mammography in the age group between 45 and 65 years with 2 years screening interval started in Hungary in January 2002.

Aim: The aim of this study is to analyze the attendance rate of nationwide breast screening programme for the 2008-2009 years.

Method: The data derive from the database of the National Health Insurance Fund Administration.

[Participation rates in the third round (2006-2007) of the breast cancer screening program in Hungary].

Organised, nationwide screening for breast cancer with mammography in the age group of 45-65 years with 2 years screening interval started in Hungary in January 2002. The aim of this study is to analyse the attendance rate of breast screening programme for the 2006/2007 years, including the analysis of the ratio of screening and diagnostic mammography examinations. The data derive from the financial database of the National Health Insurance Fund Administration (NHIFA) covering the 8 years period between 2000 and 2007.