The U.S. Preventive Services Task
Force (USPSTF) recommends screening mammography, with or without
clinical breast examination (CBE), every 1-2 years for women aged 40
and older.
Grade: B (recommended, fair evidence)
The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routine CBE alone to screen for breast cancer.
Grade: I (insufficient evidence)
The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against teaching or performing routine breast self-examination (BSE).
Grade: I (insufficient evidence)
Screening for Breast Cancer, Topic Page. November 2003. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
Grade: B (recommended, fair evidence)
The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routine CBE alone to screen for breast cancer.
Grade: I (insufficient evidence)
The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against teaching or performing routine breast self-examination (BSE).
Grade: I (insufficient evidence)
Screening for Breast Cancer, Topic Page. November 2003. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
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