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Annual mammography in women 40 to 48 y of age reduced breast cancer mortality at 10 y but not at a median 17.7 y

Melvyn Jones, MBBS, MD, MRCGP

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Moss SM, Wale C, Smith R, et al. Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality in the UK Age trial at 17 years' follow-up: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2015;16:1123-32. 26206144

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In women, does annual breast cancer screening with mammography starting at 40 years of age reduce breast cancer mortality compared with usual care?
Randomized controlled trial (UK Age trial). Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN24647151.
{Concealed}*.†
Unblinded.†
Median 17.7 years.
23 National Health Service (NHS) Breast Screening Programme units in the UK.
160 921 women 39 to 41 years of age who were registered with general practitioners.
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Jones M. Annual mammography in women 40 to 48 y of age reduced breast cancer mortality at 10 y but not at a median 17.7 y. Ann Intern Med. ;163:JC3. doi: 10.7326/ACPJC-2015-163-12-003

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DOI: 10.7326/ACPJC-2015-163-12-003

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