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European guidelines on breast cancer screening and diagnosis

The recommendations included in the guidelines are developed starting from relevant "healthcare questions" that below are grouped into main topics. Each topic includes one or more recommendations presented in a question and answer format.

  • Breast cancer screening

    Breast cancer screening

    • Screening ages and frequencies
    • Tomosynthesis use in screening
    • Additional tests for dense breast screening
    • How to invite and inform women about screening
    • How to organise breast cancer screening programmes
  • Breast cancer diagnosis

    Breast cancer diagnosis

    • How to inform women about their results
    • Further assessment after the mammogram
    • Staging of breast cancer
    • Surgical planning
    • Towards the treatment of invasive breast cancer
     
  • Training of the staff

    Training of the staff

    • Mammography readers
    • Communication training for the staff

More about the European guidelines

  • Risk of breast cancer

    For whom are these guidelines

     
  • Healthcare topics

    How the guidelines have been developed and the topics selected

  • What the strength of the recommendations implies

European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer

Last update: 28/05/2020
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