Outcomes of diagnostic surgical biopsy in a population-based mammographic screening program

Abstract

Abstract Background: Screening mammography allows earlier diagnosis of breast cancer resulting in reduced breast cancer specific mortality, and potentially reduced morbidity from less intense treatment. These benefits may be offset by investigation and treatment of lesions that are detected on screening but which are eventually found to be clearly benign, have uncertain malignant potential, or are malignant but pose no threat to the person during her natural life. Abnormalities detected on screening mammograms are recalled for further assessment. The outcomes of assessment may be confirmation of the absence suspicious findings. It may be a core biopsy is perform..