Breast Cancer Screening in Europe (ESO Monographs)

As controlled trials have demonstrated that in many European countries breast cancer mortality may be reduced by population-based mammographic screening of women over the age of 50, there is mounting pressure to introduce new service screening programmes. How should these programmes be planned and monitored ? Is it cost-effective ? We invited experts whowork with the principal screening programmes in Europe to answer these questions and to describe their experiences. Particualr attention has been given to planning, organisation and monitoring new screening programmes in order to achieve optimal results. Front Matter....Pages I-VIII Introduction....Pages 1-2 Breast Cancer: The Scene in Europe....Pages 3-5 Overview of European Screening Programmes....Pages 7-13 Evidence of the Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Screening....Pages 15-23 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Breast Cancer Screening....Pages 25-34 Programme Organisation in Breast Cancer Screening....Pages 35-46 Compliance in Breast Cancer Screening: the Spanish Experience....Pages 47-53 Breast Cancer Screening in Montpellier....Pages 55-58 The Bas-Rhin Model: A Non-Centralised Screening Programme....Pages 59-63 Non-Invasive Breast Cancer: An Important Screening Problem....Pages 65-77 Criteria for Recall and Diagnostic Assessment....Pages 79-86 Pathology in Breast Cancer Screening: A 15-Year Experience from a Swedish Programme....Pages 87-101 Therapeutic Aspects of Screen-Detected Lesions: The Role of the Surgeon....Pages 103-109 Monitoring the Impact of a Breast Cancer Screening Programme....Pages 111-120 Training in Mammograhic Screening....Pages 121-130 Quality of Life and Breast Cancer Screening....Pages 131-141 Quality Control in Mammography....Pages 143-148 As controlled trials have demonstrated that in many European countries breast cancer mortality may be reduced by population-based mammographic screening of women over the age of 50, there is mounting pressure to introduce new service screening programmes. How should these programmes be planned and monitored? Is it cost-effective? Experts who work with the principal screening programmes in Europe answer these questions and describe their experiences. Particular attention has been given to planning, organisation and monitoring new screening programmes in order to achieve optimal results