Guideline
Recommendations on screening for breast cancer in women aged 40–74 years who are not at increased risk for breast cancer
Scott Klarenbach, Nicki Sims-Jones, Gabriela Lewin, Harminder Singh, Guylène Thériault, Marcello Tonelli, Marion Doull, Susan Courage, Alejandra Jaramillo Garcia and Brett D. Thombs; for the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
CMAJ December 10, 2018 190 (49) E1441-E1451; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.180463
Scott Klarenbach
Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Thériault), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Medicine (Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Sims-Jones, Courage, Doull, Jaramillo Garcia), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Nicki Sims-Jones
Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Thériault), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Medicine (Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Sims-Jones, Courage, Doull, Jaramillo Garcia), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Gabriela Lewin
Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Thériault), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Medicine (Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Sims-Jones, Courage, Doull, Jaramillo Garcia), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Harminder Singh
Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Thériault), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Medicine (Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Sims-Jones, Courage, Doull, Jaramillo Garcia), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Guylène Thériault
Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Thériault), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Medicine (Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Sims-Jones, Courage, Doull, Jaramillo Garcia), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Marcello Tonelli
Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Thériault), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Medicine (Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Sims-Jones, Courage, Doull, Jaramillo Garcia), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Marion Doull
Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Thériault), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Medicine (Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Sims-Jones, Courage, Doull, Jaramillo Garcia), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Susan Courage
Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Thériault), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Medicine (Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Sims-Jones, Courage, Doull, Jaramillo Garcia), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Alejandra Jaramillo Garcia
Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Thériault), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Medicine (Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Sims-Jones, Courage, Doull, Jaramillo Garcia), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Brett D. Thombs
Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Thériault), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Medicine (Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Sims-Jones, Courage, Doull, Jaramillo Garcia), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.

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- Table 1:
Breast cancer mortality using mammography with or without clinical breast examination*15
- Table 2:
Estimated proportion of breast cancers overdiagnosed from screening*15
- Table 3:
False-positives and unnecessary biopsies from an estimated cohort of women in a breast screening program for 7 years of screening*47
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Recommendations on screening for breast cancer in women aged 40–74 years who are not at increased risk for breast cancer
Scott Klarenbach, Nicki Sims-Jones, Gabriela Lewin, Harminder Singh, Guylène Thériault, Marcello Tonelli, Marion Doull, Susan Courage, Alejandra Jaramillo Garcia, Brett D. Thombs
CMAJ Dec 2018, 190 (49) E1441-E1451; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.180463
Recommendations on screening for breast cancer in women aged 40–74 years who are not at increased risk for breast cancer
Scott Klarenbach, Nicki Sims-Jones, Gabriela Lewin, Harminder Singh, Guylène Thériault, Marcello Tonelli, Marion Doull, Susan Courage, Alejandra Jaramillo Garcia, Brett D. Thombs
CMAJ Dec 2018, 190 (49) E1441-E1451; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.180463
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