Breast Cancer Screening

Links to information about breast cancer screening procedures and programs.

Reviewed September 2009

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Links to information about mammography and mammograms to detect changes in breast tissue.
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Title:   Cancerscreening.gov.au
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Cancer Screening page provides information on the national screening programs for bowel cancer, breast cancer and cervical cancer: Bowel Cancer Screening Program, BreastScreen Australia, and the National Cervical Screening Program.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Media release. Government releases breast screening report
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government has released an expert committee′s evaluation of the BreastScreen Australia program and said that the valuable program will continue.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2005-06
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Breast cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer in Australian women. The BreastScreen Australia Program aims to reduce mortality and morbidity from breast cancer through detecting cancers early, with over 1.5 million women (56.9%) aged 50-69 years participating in the Program in 2005-2006.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) questions and answers
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Australian Government funding has been provided from 1 February 2009 for Medicare rebates for breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of women less than 50 years of age, with no signs or symptoms of breast cancer, but who are at high risk of breast cancer.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Breast cancer screening
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Provides information about breast cancer screening and links to further information.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Breast cancer: early diagnosis is the key - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The good news is that with advances in treatment and diagnosis, more women are surviving breast cancer than ever before.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Media release. Medicare rebate for breast MRI
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A Medicare rebate for an MRI breast scan will be available to women under 50 at high risk of breast cancer and with no symptoms from 1 February 2009.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Diethylstilboestrol (DES)- alerts & advisories
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Links to alerts and advisory statements about Diethylstilboestrol (DES)
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Screening guidelines for women exposed in utero to diethylstilboestrol (DES)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Diethylstilboestrol, or DES (also known as stilboestrol), is a synthetic oestrogen which was used between 1940 and the early 1970s to prevent miscarriage in women with a previous poor pregnancy outcome.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Regular self-examination or clinical examination for early detection of breast cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Breast cancer is a common cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in women. Breast self-examination (examination of the breasts by the individual) or clinical breast examination (examination of the breasts by a doctor or a nurse) have been promoted for ...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Breast cancer facts and figures - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Discover some fast facts about breast cancer in Australia, including how common it is, the biggest risk factor, average age of diagnosis and survival rates.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2002 - 2003
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This is the seventh annual report based on key program activity, performance and outcome indicators to monitor the achievements of the BreastScreen Australia Program.
Date:   May 2006
Title:   BreastScreen Australia achievement report 1997 and 1998
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Describes comprehensive, national data on breast cancer screening in Australia. Features include information about program activities and performance indicators for 1997 and 1998.
Date:   Oct 2001
Title:   Breast and cervical cancer screening in Australia 1996-1997
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   An extensive report summarising data from two hospital data collections maintained by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Statistics are presented on the resources, expenditure and revenue of public hospitals and on the services they provide as well as on characteristics and hospital care of admitted patients in both public and private hospitals. Also includes information on hospital performance indicators and analysis using the AN-DRG (casemix) classification.
Date:   Oct 2001
Title:   Strategies for increasing the participation of women in community breast cancer screening
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Screening aims to identify people who might have a disease, by testing a group of people for signs of disease. Breast cancer screening with mammography has focused on women aged 50 to 69 years. The review of trials found that a letter of invitation, mai...
Date:   Oct 2000
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