Xeromammographic screening: is it helping

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · South. Med. J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198407000-00017· OSTI ID:6111190

Hatton, P D; Harford, Jr, F J; Sheppard, J R

A review is presented of the authors' experience with xeromammography over a five-year period in a setting where there is no protocol for mammographic screening. Only 8.9% of breast carcinomas were found by xeromammography alone, a ratio substantially smaller than that found in large screening programs. While 80% of the occult carcinomas were localized, only 47% of women with palpable disease had localized tumors. It appears that screening mammography is underused, and that more localized tumors would be detected if more mammograms were ordered.

• Research Organization: Wilford Hall US Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
• OSTI ID: 6111190
• Journal Information: South. Med. J.; (United States), Vol. 77:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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