ReviewSA journal of radiology2018
Screening mammography with special reference to guidelines in South Africa.
Review in SA journal of radiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Where do delays occur? A systematic review of the barriers to early breast cancer diagnosis across South Africa's health system.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Breast cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and ethical appraisal.BMC cancer · 2022Pooled it
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- Method of detection, determinants and subsequent treatments for breast, cervical and prostate cancers in Edo-Benin, Nigeria.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2025Article
- Prevalence and determinants of pregnancy termination for childbearing women using the modified Poisson regression model: a cross-sectional study of the Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) 2022.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Female breast cancer trends: A South African perspective.SA journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Predictors of breast cancer screening among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: Evidence from DHS 2022.PloS one · 2024Article
- The ability of digital breast tomosynthesis to reduce additional examinations in older women.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Implementation of multigene panel testing for breast and ovarian cancer in South Africa: A step towards excellence in oncology for the public sector.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Trends in public sector radiological usage in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: 2009-2019.SA journal of radiology · 2021Article
- Prevalence and determinants of breast cancer screening in four sub-Saharan African countries: a population-based study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Breast imaging at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital: A clinically relevant audit.SA journal of radiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Screening mammography is known to reduce mortality from breast cancer. Controversy regarding screening has led to much confusion in the medical fraternity. The purpose of this review is to point out the 'pros and cons' of screening. The benefits and perceived harms of screening will be discussed using evidence-based literature from the past 30 years. The literature was obtained from various journals sourced from the Internet. General findings are that screening mammography from the age of 40 saves lives, but that the problem of overdiagnosis and overtreatment of certain breast cancers overrides the benefit of screening. The article also covers the debate on what age to begin screening. Screening in the South African context is discussed. Screening in the future will need to be more selective of patients and of which cancers to treat less aggressively, if at all.
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