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Mammographic screening: Patterns of use and estimated impact on breast carcinoma survival

  1. Karen Blanchard1,
  2. James A. Colbert1,
  3. Dhruv Puri1,
  4. Joel Weissman Ph.D.2,3,4,
  5. Beverly Moy M.D.2,
  6. Daniel B. Kopans M.D.5,6,
  7. Emily M. Kaine M.D.1,
  8. Richard H. Moore B.A.5,
  9. Elkan F. Halpern Ph.D.5,6,
  10. Kevin S. Hughes M.D.1,7,
  11. Kenneth K. Tanabe M.D.1,7,
  12. Barbara L. Smith M.D., Ph.D.1,7,
  13. James S. Michaelson Ph.D.1,8,9,†,*

Article first published online: 21 JUN 2004

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20392

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 101, Issue 3, pages 495–507, 1 August 2004

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Blanchard, K., Colbert, J. A., Puri, D., Weissman, J., Moy, B., Kopans, D. B., Kaine, E. M., Moore, R. H., Halpern, E. F., Hughes, K. S., Tanabe, K. K., Smith, B. L. and Michaelson, J. S. (2004), Mammographic screening: Patterns of use and estimated impact on breast carcinoma survival. Cancer, 101: 495–507. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20392

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

  2. 2

    Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

  3. 3

    Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

  4. 4

    Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

  5. 5

    Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

  6. 6

    Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

  7. 7

    Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

  8. 8

    Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

  9. 9

    Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

  1. †

    Fax: (617) 724-3895

*Division of Surgical Oncology, Cox Building Room 626, Massachusetts General Hospital, 100 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 JUL 2004
  2. Article first published online: 21 JUN 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 APR 2004
  4. Manuscript Revised: 24 APR 2004
  5. Manuscript Received: 4 NOV 2003

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  • Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Care New Nodal Award in Cancer Disparities

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