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BACKGROUND Screening mammography detects breast cancers earlier than those detected symptomatically, and so mammographically… Expand

PURPOSE To estimate sensitivities of breast cancer screening modalities and preclinical duration of the disease from eight breast… Expand

This paper summarizes the findings of the first breast cancer screening trial, which was initiated in December 1963 to explore… Expand

Acute myocardial infarction can result in an array of health outcomes. The mortality rate in the year after infarction is… Expand

The fact that mammographic screening can reduce deaths from breast cancer is well established and is unarguably true for women… Expand

BACKGROUND A major issue in decisions regarding screening women for breast cancer concerns ages of coverage, in particular… Expand

The long time needed to carry out experimental studies of screening for chronic diseases limits their usefulness. This paper… Expand

The Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New York conducted a clinical trial to determine if screening for breast cancer with… Expand

Critical decisions made 20 years ago by those who planned the randomized trial at the Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New… Expand

Results from the randomized trial conducted by the Health Insurance Plan (HIP) to determine the efficacy of breast cancer… Expand