ArticleBritish journal of cancer2007
Beyond mammography screening: quality assurance in breast cancer diagnosis (The QuaMaDi Project).
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- 2008 update of the guideline: early detection of breast cancer in Germany.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2009Guideline
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- Second Opinion Assessment in Diagnostic Mammography at a Breast Cancer Centre.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2012Article
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- Influence of additional breast ultrasound on cancer detection in a cohort study for quality assurance in breast diagnosis--analysis of 102,577 diagnostic procedures.European radiology · 2010Article
- Guideline-compatible treatment of breast cancer patients: the status quo in schleswig-holstein.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2008Article
- Decline in hormone replacement prescription and fall in breast cancer incidence: an epidemiological discourse.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2008Article
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- Recent Trends in Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Germany.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland)Article
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Abstract
As many breast cancer cases are detected outside mammographic screening, a multidisciplinary quality management (QuaMaDi) project involving gynaecologists, double reading by radiologists. and centralised assessment, documentation, evaluation and feedback was implemented into routine breast cancer diagnosis in part of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) with a population of 365,000 women. A cohort of 59,514 patients eligible for diagnostic mammography was examined from May 2001 to December 2005 and quality indicators, breast cancer incidence and tumour stage distribution were analysed. A total of 102,744 diagnostic processes were initiated, for 23.8% of which (24,470) a third expert reading at the reference centre was performed. Further assessment was recommended for 6.3% (6442) of all patients. In total, 1056 breast cancer cases were diagnosed (10.3 per 1000 examinations). Patients of the QuaMaDi project had a higher proportion of 'in situ' and T1 tumours (62.6% vs Schleswig-Holstein: 48.6%), showing that the implementation of high standards in routine diagnostic mammography can improve the quality of breast cancer diagnosis and care.
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