Mammography screening in Denmark

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  • Ilse Vejborg
  • Ellen Margrethe Mikkelsen
  • Jens Peter Garne
  • Martin Bak
  • Anders Lernevall
  • Nikolaj Borg Mogensen
  • Walter Schwartz
  • Lynge, Elsebeth
Mammography screening is offered healthy women, and a high standard on professional and organizational level is mandatory not only in the screening programme but even in the diagnostic work-up and treatment. The main goal is to achieve a substantial reduction in disease specific mortality, but it is not possible to evaluate the effect on mortality until several years later, and continuously monitoring of the quality of all aspects of a screening programme is necessary. Based on other European guidelines, 11 quality indicators have been defined, and guidelines concerning organizational requirements for a Danish screening programme as well as recommendations for the radiographic and radiological work have been drawn up.
Original languageEnglish
JournalDanish Medical Bulletin (Online)
Volume58
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)C4287
ISSN1603-9629
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2011

    Research areas

  • Breast Neoplasms, Denmark, Early Detection of Cancer, Female, Humans, Mammography

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