• N. Engl. J. Med. · Apr 2003

    Review Case Reports

    Clinical practice. Mammographic screening for breast cancer.

    • Suzanne W Fletcher and Joann G Elmore.
    • Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston 02215, USA.
    • N. Engl. J. Med. 2003 Apr 24; 348 (17): 167216801672-80.

    AbstractA 44-year-old woman who is a new patient has no known current health problems and no family history of breast or ovarian cancer. Eighteen months ago, she had a normal screening mammogram. She recently read that mammograms may not help to prevent death from breast cancer and that “the patient should decide.” But she does not think she knows enough. She worries that there is a breast-cancer epidemic. What should her physician advise?

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