Research article
Performance of screening mammography in organized programs in Canada in 1996
Dana Paquette, Judy Snider, Françoise Bouchard, Ivo Olivotto, Heather Bryant, Kathleen Decker, Gregory Doyle and for the Database Management Subcommittee for The Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Initiative
CMAJ October 31, 2000 163 (9) 1133-1138;
Dana Paquette
From the *Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (formerly the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control), Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; the †Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Calgary, Alta.; the §Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Regina, Sask., and the Manitoba Breast Screening Program, Winnipeg, Man.; and the ¶Newfoundland Breast Screening Program, St. John's, Nfld.**Members of the Database Management Subcommittee are listed at the end of the article. André Corriveau, Department of Health and Social Services, Government of the Northwest Territories; William Cunningham, Yukon Mammography Program; Ivo Olivotto, Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia; Heather Bryant, Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer; Lois Harrison, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency; Marion Harrison, Manitoba Breast Screening Program; Verna Mai, Ontario Breast Screening Program; Nicole Lefebvre, Programme quebecois de dépistage du cancer du sein; Stephanie Smith, New Brunswick Department of Health and Community Services; Judy Caines, Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program; Kim Hender, Prince Edward Island Breast Screening Program; Regina Sullivan, Newfoundland Breast Screening Program; Dana Paquette, Judy Snider, Françoise Bouchard, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada
Judy Snider
From the *Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (formerly the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control), Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; the †Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Calgary, Alta.; the §Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Regina, Sask., and the Manitoba Breast Screening Program, Winnipeg, Man.; and the ¶Newfoundland Breast Screening Program, St. John's, Nfld.**Members of the Database Management Subcommittee are listed at the end of the article. André Corriveau, Department of Health and Social Services, Government of the Northwest Territories; William Cunningham, Yukon Mammography Program; Ivo Olivotto, Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia; Heather Bryant, Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer; Lois Harrison, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency; Marion Harrison, Manitoba Breast Screening Program; Verna Mai, Ontario Breast Screening Program; Nicole Lefebvre, Programme quebecois de dépistage du cancer du sein; Stephanie Smith, New Brunswick Department of Health and Community Services; Judy Caines, Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program; Kim Hender, Prince Edward Island Breast Screening Program; Regina Sullivan, Newfoundland Breast Screening Program; Dana Paquette, Judy Snider, Françoise Bouchard, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada
Françoise Bouchard
From the *Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (formerly the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control), Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; the †Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Calgary, Alta.; the §Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Regina, Sask., and the Manitoba Breast Screening Program, Winnipeg, Man.; and the ¶Newfoundland Breast Screening Program, St. John's, Nfld.**Members of the Database Management Subcommittee are listed at the end of the article. André Corriveau, Department of Health and Social Services, Government of the Northwest Territories; William Cunningham, Yukon Mammography Program; Ivo Olivotto, Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia; Heather Bryant, Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer; Lois Harrison, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency; Marion Harrison, Manitoba Breast Screening Program; Verna Mai, Ontario Breast Screening Program; Nicole Lefebvre, Programme quebecois de dépistage du cancer du sein; Stephanie Smith, New Brunswick Department of Health and Community Services; Judy Caines, Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program; Kim Hender, Prince Edward Island Breast Screening Program; Regina Sullivan, Newfoundland Breast Screening Program; Dana Paquette, Judy Snider, Françoise Bouchard, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada
Ivo Olivotto
From the *Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (formerly the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control), Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; the †Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Calgary, Alta.; the §Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Regina, Sask., and the Manitoba Breast Screening Program, Winnipeg, Man.; and the ¶Newfoundland Breast Screening Program, St. John's, Nfld.**Members of the Database Management Subcommittee are listed at the end of the article. André Corriveau, Department of Health and Social Services, Government of the Northwest Territories; William Cunningham, Yukon Mammography Program; Ivo Olivotto, Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia; Heather Bryant, Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer; Lois Harrison, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency; Marion Harrison, Manitoba Breast Screening Program; Verna Mai, Ontario Breast Screening Program; Nicole Lefebvre, Programme quebecois de dépistage du cancer du sein; Stephanie Smith, New Brunswick Department of Health and Community Services; Judy Caines, Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program; Kim Hender, Prince Edward Island Breast Screening Program; Regina Sullivan, Newfoundland Breast Screening Program; Dana Paquette, Judy Snider, Françoise Bouchard, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada
Heather Bryant
From the *Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (formerly the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control), Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; the †Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Calgary, Alta.; the §Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Regina, Sask., and the Manitoba Breast Screening Program, Winnipeg, Man.; and the ¶Newfoundland Breast Screening Program, St. John's, Nfld.**Members of the Database Management Subcommittee are listed at the end of the article. André Corriveau, Department of Health and Social Services, Government of the Northwest Territories; William Cunningham, Yukon Mammography Program; Ivo Olivotto, Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia; Heather Bryant, Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer; Lois Harrison, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency; Marion Harrison, Manitoba Breast Screening Program; Verna Mai, Ontario Breast Screening Program; Nicole Lefebvre, Programme quebecois de dépistage du cancer du sein; Stephanie Smith, New Brunswick Department of Health and Community Services; Judy Caines, Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program; Kim Hender, Prince Edward Island Breast Screening Program; Regina Sullivan, Newfoundland Breast Screening Program; Dana Paquette, Judy Snider, Françoise Bouchard, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada
Kathleen Decker
From the *Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (formerly the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control), Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; the †Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Calgary, Alta.; the §Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Regina, Sask., and the Manitoba Breast Screening Program, Winnipeg, Man.; and the ¶Newfoundland Breast Screening Program, St. John's, Nfld.**Members of the Database Management Subcommittee are listed at the end of the article. André Corriveau, Department of Health and Social Services, Government of the Northwest Territories; William Cunningham, Yukon Mammography Program; Ivo Olivotto, Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia; Heather Bryant, Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer; Lois Harrison, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency; Marion Harrison, Manitoba Breast Screening Program; Verna Mai, Ontario Breast Screening Program; Nicole Lefebvre, Programme quebecois de dépistage du cancer du sein; Stephanie Smith, New Brunswick Department of Health and Community Services; Judy Caines, Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program; Kim Hender, Prince Edward Island Breast Screening Program; Regina Sullivan, Newfoundland Breast Screening Program; Dana Paquette, Judy Snider, Françoise Bouchard, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada
Gregory Doyle
From the *Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (formerly the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control), Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; the †Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Calgary, Alta.; the §Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Regina, Sask., and the Manitoba Breast Screening Program, Winnipeg, Man.; and the ¶Newfoundland Breast Screening Program, St. John's, Nfld.**Members of the Database Management Subcommittee are listed at the end of the article. André Corriveau, Department of Health and Social Services, Government of the Northwest Territories; William Cunningham, Yukon Mammography Program; Ivo Olivotto, Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia; Heather Bryant, Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer; Lois Harrison, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency; Marion Harrison, Manitoba Breast Screening Program; Verna Mai, Ontario Breast Screening Program; Nicole Lefebvre, Programme quebecois de dépistage du cancer du sein; Stephanie Smith, New Brunswick Department of Health and Community Services; Judy Caines, Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program; Kim Hender, Prince Edward Island Breast Screening Program; Regina Sullivan, Newfoundland Breast Screening Program; Dana Paquette, Judy Snider, Françoise Bouchard, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada
From the *Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (formerly the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control), Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; the †Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Calgary, Alta.; the §Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Regina, Sask., and the Manitoba Breast Screening Program, Winnipeg, Man.; and the ¶Newfoundland Breast Screening Program, St. John's, Nfld.**Members of the Database Management Subcommittee are listed at the end of the article. André Corriveau, Department of Health and Social Services, Government of the Northwest Territories; William Cunningham, Yukon Mammography Program; Ivo Olivotto, Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia; Heather Bryant, Alberta Program for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer; Lois Harrison, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency; Marion Harrison, Manitoba Breast Screening Program; Verna Mai, Ontario Breast Screening Program; Nicole Lefebvre, Programme quebecois de dépistage du cancer du sein; Stephanie Smith, New Brunswick Department of Health and Community Services; Judy Caines, Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program; Kim Hender, Prince Edward Island Breast Screening Program; Regina Sullivan, Newfoundland Breast Screening Program; Dana Paquette, Judy Snider, Françoise Bouchard, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada
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Performance of screening mammography in organized programs in Canada in 1996
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Performance of screening mammography in organized programs in Canada in 1996
Dana Paquette, Judy Snider, Françoise Bouchard, Ivo Olivotto, Heather Bryant, Kathleen Decker, Gregory Doyle, for the Database Management Subcommittee for The Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Initiative
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