Breast Cancer Screening - 1787 Words

An analysis of the effectiveness of population-based screening for breast cancer. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer in women, with statistics from the USA showing that one in eight women will develop the disease.1 Studies in the UK show that 90% of women diagnosed in the early stages survive the disease, while this figure is only 15% if diagnosed at a later stage illustrating the importance of an effective screening programme to reduce mortality.2 In the following essay I will review various randomised control studies and cohort studies in order to establish how nationwide screening programmes best reduce mortality, looking at the targeted sector of the population and the methods in practice. I will also address†¦show more content†¦With the majority of tumours being slow growing it has been established from various studies that biennial screening is the most effective time frame. This is due to the identification of slow growing tumours at an early enough stage for recovery and at the same time ensures a reduced rate of false-posi tives compared to annual mammograms.5 â€Å"In addition, since the proportion of DCIS is highest in younger women, screen detection of DCIS that may not be clinically signiï ¬ cant could be considered a further harm.†5 Therefore it is the woman’s prerogative whether the risk of cancer outweighs the possibility of coming into contact with the aforementioned harms. With the implementation of mammograms as a population based screening program the targeted population must be scrutinised, because although it is common practice for women over 40 to be covered by health insurance for mammograms there are increasing numbers of women below that age with breast cancer.Show MoreRelatedAn Invitation For Breast Cancer Screening923 Words   |  4 Pagesinvitation for breast cancer screening Body Global incidence - cancer as a second most common type of cancer -high rate of breast cancer in high income countries Breast compression - why is necessary, mammography process explanation Risk factors – age - cancer increases with age and why -genetic factor-breast cancer in the family Advantages of breast cancer screening - effective method, non-invasive Conclusion Breast screening=early detection=Read MoreThe Ethical Phenomenon Of Breast Cancer Screening And Treatments867 Words   |  4 Pagesboth the BRCA1 and BRCA 2 gene mutations and choosing bilateral mastectomies for early-stage breast cancers (Weintraub, 2015). 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