Exam 40: An Overview of Breast Screening

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The 1986 Forrest Report recommended the introduction of a National Health Service Breast Screening Program in the United Kingdom offering mammography once every _____ to women aged 50 to 64.

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Which statement about the New York Health Insurance Plan breast screening trials in the 1960s is correct?

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What five questions does Les Irwig, author of Smart Health Choices, recommend that women consider when deciding whether to undergo breast screening?

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These five questions include:
●What will happen if I wait and watch?
●What are my test or treatment options?
●What are the benefits and harms of these options?
●How do the benefits and harms add up for me?
●Do I have enough information to make a choice?

What is the purpose of randomization in randomized controlled trials?

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By the early 1990s, the major medical authorities in the United States offered largely uniform breast cancer screening recommendations.

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Menopause is associated with a reduction in breast density and an increase in mammography sensitivity.

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When the estimated reduction from the combined data from the trials discussed in this chapter is translated into the absolute benefit, one death is prevented per _____ women screened annually for 10 years.

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Screening mammography evaluates abnormalities in symptomatic women of any age.

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List three of the downsides of mammography screening.

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What two recommendations were made by the working group that evaluated the data from the early 1970s Breast Cancer Demonstration Project (BCDDP), which determined the design of the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (CNBSS) in 1980?

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The CNBSS trial included a structured protocol for CBE.

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The 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines recommended which of the following?

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The breast cancer risk ratio at the 13-year follow-up was highest in which of the following studies?

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Based on results from a large trial conducted in China, the current consensus is that breast self-examination should be recommended to female patients age 30 and older.

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Which of the following organizations is considered to offer the most objective evaluation of evidence in the "mammography wars" that followed the USPSTF 2009 guidelines?

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Exam 40: An Overview of Breast Screening

The 1986 Forrest Report recommended the introduction of a National Health Service Breast Screening Program in the United Kingdom offering mammography once every _____ to women aged 50 to 64.

Which statement about the New York Health Insurance Plan breast screening trials in the 1960s is correct?

What five questions does Les Irwig, author of Smart Health Choices, recommend that women consider when deciding whether to undergo breast screening?

What is the purpose of randomization in randomized controlled trials?

By the early 1990s, the major medical authorities in the United States offered largely uniform breast cancer screening recommendations.

Menopause is associated with a reduction in breast density and an increase in mammography sensitivity.

When the estimated reduction from the combined data from the trials discussed in this chapter is translated into the absolute benefit, one death is prevented per _____ women screened annually for 10 years.

Screening mammography evaluates abnormalities in symptomatic women of any age.

List three of the downsides of mammography screening.

What two recommendations were made by the working group that evaluated the data from the early 1970s Breast Cancer Demonstration Project (BCDDP), which determined the design of the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (CNBSS) in 1980?

The CNBSS trial included a structured protocol for CBE.

The 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines recommended which of the following?

The breast cancer risk ratio at the 13-year follow-up was highest in which of the following studies?

Based on results from a large trial conducted in China, the current consensus is that breast self-examination should be recommended to female patients age 30 and older.

Which of the following organizations is considered to offer the most objective evaluation of evidence in the "mammography wars" that followed the USPSTF 2009 guidelines?

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