Breast cancer screening: Toward informed decisions
A partir d'une revue de la littérature publiée entre janvier 1990 et février 2014, ces deux études évaluent les bénéfices et les risques d'un dépistage du cancer du sein par mammographie, l'une pour les femmes à partir de 40 ans, l'autre pour les femmes après 75 ans
In this issue of JAMA, Pace and Keating present a thorough review of the benefits and risks of breast cancer screening with mammography. Based on the available evidence, the authors conclude that screening mammograms may reduce breast cancer mortality and that potential benefit should be underscored in discussions with women. However, the benefit of mammography is less than once hoped and the potential harms are greater than anticipated. Yet that nuanced balance is not easily communicated.
JAMA , éditorial, 2013