Breast cancer screening in Australia: future directions
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Topic: Cancer screening
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (1990) Breast cancer screening in Australia: future directions, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 06 December 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (1990). Breast cancer screening in Australia: future directions. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Breast cancer screening in Australia: future directions. AIHW, 1990.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Breast cancer screening in Australia: future directions. Canberra: AIHW; 1990.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 1990, Breast cancer screening in Australia: future directions, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report is the principal outcome of the national evaluation of breast cancer screening pilot projects. It makes detailed recommendations about the policy aspects of developing a national breast cancer screening program for Australia.
- ISSN: 1035 5049
- ISBN: 978 0 644 12539 0
- Cat. no: AIHW 322
- Pages: 116
Findings from this report:
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Mammography screening programs are effective in reducing breast cancer mortality
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Breast cancer screening should employ screen-film mammography alone as the principal screening method
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A national mammography screening program should select women on the basis of age