Breast Cancer Screening: A New Era?

By the time the initial clinical trials has startedpopulation screening with mammography, thistechnique has widely been used in many countries.The Health Insurance Plan (HIP) trial started in ۱۹۶۳and was offered to women with an age ranging from۴۰ to ۶۴. The participants was randomized in ۲groups: the first were followed up with clinicalexploration and mammography, while clinicalfollow up was offered to the control group. Ten yearslater, the mortality of the intervention group wasreduced by ۳۰% compared to the control group.Other trials, like the Two-County, showed similarresults.