A mammographic screening pilot project in Victoria 1988-1990

Abstract

Objective: To pilot and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability to women of population based mammographic screening in Victoria. Design: Pilot intervention study in a geographically and demographically defined population. Setting: Area of contiguous postcodes surrounding the Breast X-ray Unit at the Essendon Hospital. Target population: Women aged 50 to 69 years living in the target area. Main outcome measures: Attendance rates, satisfaction, screening rates, surgical biopsy rates, breast cancer detection rates, and surgical treatment. Results: Forty-one per cent of eligible women in the denominator population attended the Breast X-ray Unit in the two-year period; 16 424 women were screen..