Natasha K Stout, Sandra J Lee, Clyde B Schechter, Karla Kerlikowske, Oguzhan Alagoz, Donald Berry, Diana S M Buist, Mucahit Cevik, Gary Chisholm, Harry J de Koning, Hui Huang, Rebecca A Hubbard, Diana L Miglioretti, Mark F Munsell, Amy Trentham-Dietz, Nicolien T van Ravesteyn, Anna N A Tosteson, Jeanne S Mandelblatt
BACKGROUND: Compared with film, digital mammography has superior sensitivity but lower specificity for women aged 40 to 49 years and women with dense breasts. Digital has replaced film in virtually all US facilities, but overall population health and cost from use of this technology are unclear. METHODS: Using five independent models, we compared digital screening strategies starting at age 40 or 50 years applied annually, biennially, or based on density with biennial film screening from ages 50 to 74 years and with no screening...
June 2014: Journal of the National Cancer Institute