OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of the combination of annual screening with
mammography, physical examination of the breasts and the teaching of breast self-examination in …

Objective To compare breast cancer incidence and mortality up to 25 years in women aged
40-59 who did or did not undergo mammography screening. Design Follow-up of …

… (CJ Baines), with only a few hospitals refusing to release clinical records. Deaths due to
lung and colorectal cancers were not verified. All other causes of deaths were analyzed as …

Background: The efficacy of breast cancer screening in women age 40 to 49 years remains
controversial. Objective: To compare breast cancer mortality in 40- to 49-year-old women …

… Baines was supported in part by the National Cancer Institute of Canada. … Baines CJ,
To T. Changes in breast self-examination behavior achieved by 89,835 participants in the …

Mammograms from the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (NBSS) were reviewed
by three external experts to provide an objective evaluation of their technical quality, to …

… Baines, MD, NCIC Epidemiology Unit, 3rd Floor McMumch Building, University of Toronto,
12 Queen’s Park Crescent West, … Baines during site visits helped reinforce the protocol. …

Sensitivity and specificity of first screen mammography in a randomized screening trial at
five centers are reported. A total of 23,101 women underwent mammography; in 139, breast …

The efficacy of screening by clinical breast examination (CBE) and/or breast self-examination
(BSE) is reviewed using indirect evidence from randomized breast screening trials and that …

… Baines CJ, McFarlane DV, Miller AB. The role of the reference radiologist: estimates of
inter-observer agreement and potential delay in cancer detection in the national breast …