Table 2 Criteria required for implementation of a mammography screening program in LDCs
Target population | Breast cancer prevalence, incidence and mortality rates |
Life expectancy | |
Sensitivity and specificity to mammography | |
Socioeconomic and educational level | |
Resources | Mammogram equipment (quantity and quality) |
Trained personnel | |
Program methods | Age of initiation (40 or 50) |
End age (69 or >70) | |
Frequency (once every 1, 2, 3 years) | |
View (single or double) | |
Technique (digital or film) | |
Review method (1 or 2 radiologists) | |
Combine BSE and/or CBE | |
Combine other image | |
Outcomes | Short term outcome |
Mortality deduction rate | |
Overdiagnosis rate | |
False Positive rate | |
Cost-effectiveness analysis | Methods of CEA |
Crosswise and longitudinal comparison |