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Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Patient Version   Health Professional Version   Last Modified: 08/26/2008



Purpose of This PDQ Summary






Summary of Evidence






Significance






Breast Cancer Diagnosis






Breast Cancer Screening Modalities






Effect of Screening on Breast Cancer Mortality






Harms of Screening






Special Populations






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Changes to This Summary (08/26/2008)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Breast Cancer Screening Modalities

Added text to state that the role of MRI in screening high-risk women or very high-risk women, such as BRAC1/2 carriers remains uncertain.

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