As the proportion of the population older than 65 years increases during the next several decades, breast cancer will be a more substantial health problem for older women. Screening mammography detects cancers and reduces mortality from breast cancer in older women. There does not appear to be an in
The extent of breast cancer screening in older women
โ Scribed by Mary E. Costanza
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 428 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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