Breast cancer screening in France: results of the EDIFICE survey.
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Date publication
janvier 2008
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Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr PIVOT Xavier
Tous les auteurs :
Pivot X, Rixe O, Morere J, Coscas Y, Cals L, Namer M, Serin D, Dolbeault S, Eisinger F, Roussel C, Blay J
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Résumé
BACKGROUND: The EDIFICE survey aimed to investigate the compliance of the general population to the screening tests available in France for the 4 most common cancers: breast, colorectal, prostate and lung. Implementation of breast cancer screening has been generalized in France since 2003: women aged between 50 and 74 years are systematically invited to perform a mammography every second year. Results pertaining to breast cancer are reported hereafter. METHODS: This nationwide observational survey was carried out in France from 18 January to 2 February 2005 among representative samples of 773 women aged between 40 and 75 years and 600 general practitioners (GPs). Information collected included socio-demographic characteristics, attitude towards cancer screening and actual experience of cancer screening, as well as GPs' practice regarding screening. The precision of the results is +/- 4.3% for a 95% confidence interval. RESULTS: Among the 507 participating women aged between 50 and 74 years, 92.5% (469/507) had undergone at least one mammography: 54.6% (256/469) underwent this test on their own initiative and 44.6% (209/469) of women performed it in the framework of a systematic screening plan. Most women participating in the systematic screening (89.0% i.e. 186/209) had a mammography within the last dating from less than 2 years versus 73.8% (189/256) of those who performed it outside the screening program (Chi(2) test; p
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Int J Med Sci. 2008 May 24;5(3):106-12.