Early detection of breast cancer: the utilization of mammography in Germany

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Germany. In addition to physical examinations (palpation) mammographies are offered every two years to women aged 50 to 69 years as part of the mammography screening programme. For this purpose women are invited in writing and recive a leaflet with...

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Main Authors: Anne Starker, Klaus Kraywinkel, Ronny Kuhnert
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Robert Koch Institute 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Health Monitoring
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Online Access:https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/FactSheets_en/JoHM_04_2017_Mammography.pdf?__blob=publicationFile