Use of Mammograms Among Women Aged 2:40 Years-United States,2000-2005

摘要

Breast cancer is the most com-monly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death (after lung and bronchial cancer) among women in the United States.In 2002, at least 182,125 women in the United States had a diagnosis of invasive breast cancer, and 41,514 died from the disease. Screening mam-mography can reduce mortality from breast cancer by approximately 20%-35% in women aged 50-69 years and approximately 20% in women aged 40-49 years.