A new WHO position paper examines the balance of benefits and harms in offering mammography screening to women after the age of 40 in a variety of settings. Every year, breast cancer kills more than 500,000 women around the world. In resource-poor settings, a majority of women with breast cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage of disease; their five-year survival rates are low, ranging from 10-40%. In settings where early detection and basic treatment are available and accessible, the five-year survival rate for early localized breast cancer exceeds 80%.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/who-position-paper-mammography-screening
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/world-health-organization
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/breast
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/who
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diseases
