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Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York randomised trial of periodic breast cancer screening

Population
Women aged 40-64 enrolled in the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York.
Design
Randomised trial begun in December 1963 among enrollees of the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York; the study group was invited to an initial examination and three annual re-examinations, each with two-view film mammography and clinical breast examination.
Arms
  • Invited to screening (experimental): Initial examination and three annual re-examinations with film mammography (cephalocaudal and lateral views) and clinical breast examination
  • Control (control): Not invited to screening
People
Shapiro S
Primary publication: Shapiro S, Strax P, Venet L. Periodic breast cancer screening in reducing mortality from breast cancer. JAMA. 1971;215(11):1777-85. PubMed

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Sources

  1. Shapiro S, Strax P, Venet L. Periodic breast cancer screening in reducing mortality from breast cancer. JAMA. 1971;215(11):1777-85.

    PubMed