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Prostate cancer: 4. Screening
Table 2: Outcome of initial screening for breast cancer by mammography and physical examination in 19 711 women 5059 years of age10 |
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Breast cancer |
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Test result |
Present |
Absent |
Total |
Positive* |
142 |
3230 |
3372 |
Negative |
15 |
16324 |
16339 |
Total |
157 |
19554 |
19711 |
*A positive test result corresponds to a suspicious finding by mammography, physical examination or both.
Women with a false-negative screening test result are those in whom breast cancer was discovered during the first year of follow-up (interval cancers). |
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