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Onkológia 1/2006
MAMOGRAPHY – IMPORTANCE, POSSIBILITIES, CURRENT SCREENING SITUATION OF THE BREAST CANCER AND FUTHER
Breast cancer still remains the most frequent cancer in women population. Incidence of breast cancer is increasing, but mortality is decreasing. The most important for decreasing of breast cancer mortality is early diagnostic, especially screening. Screening is a form of secundary prevention. Although many screening studies have shown that mammography decreases of the breast cancer death, there are still many controversies. The published recommendations for the breast screening are sometimes very different.
Keywords: breast cancer, screening, self-breast examination, clinical breast examination, screening mammography.
