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Breast Cancer Research
Published in: Breast Cancer Research 3/2010

01-10-2010 | Poster presentation

Breast cancer in 35 to 39 year olds and imaging: is changing to ultrasound without mammography going to be safe? What are the workload implications?

Authors: G Rubin, C Zammit

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Special Issue 3/2010

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New guidelines suggest that ultrasound should replace mammography as the primary imaging test for 35 to 39 year olds in symptomatic outpatient clinics. We currently use clinical examination, clinically guided fine needle aspiration and mammograms for women aged 35+ as initial triple assessment. We wanted to understand the implications of introducing the guidelines, based on our current practice. …
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Title
Breast cancer in 35 to 39 year olds and imaging: is changing to ultrasound without mammography going to be safe? What are the workload implications?
Authors
G Rubin
C Zammit
Publication date
01-10-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Breast Cancer Research / Issue Special Issue 3/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr2717

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