Mammography-based screening program: preliminary results from a first 2-year round in a Brazilian region using mobile and fixed units
Journal Title: BMC Women's Health - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide. The use of mobile mammography units to offer screening to women living in remote areas is a rational strategy to increase the number of women examined. This study aimed to evaluate results from the first 2 years of a government-organized mammography screening program implemented with a mobile unit (MU) and a fixed unit (FU) in a rural county in Brazil. The program offered breast cancer screening to women living in Barretos and the surrounding area.
Authors and Affiliations
Raphael Luiz Haikel, Jr, Edmundo Carvalho Mauad, Thiago Buosi Silva, JacóSaraivadeCastro Mattos, Luciano Fernandes Chala, Adhemar Longatto-Filho, Nestor de Barros
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