Improvement in risk prediction, early detection and prevention of breast cancer in the NHS Breast Screening Programme and family history clinics: a dual cohort study

• Main Authors: D Gareth Evans (Author), Susan Astley (Author), Paula Stavrinos (Author), Elaine Harkness (Author), Louise S Donnelly (Author), Sarah Dawe (Author), Ian Jacob (Author), Michelle Harvie (Author), Jack Cuzick (Author), Adam Brentnall (Author), Mary Wilson (Author), Fiona Harrison (Author), Katherine Payne (Author), Anthony Howell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In the UK, women are invited for 3-yearly mammography screening, through the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP), from the ages of 47-50 years to the ages of 69-73 years. Women with family histories of breast cancer can, from the age of 40 years, obtain enhanced surveillance and, in...