American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of breast cancer: update 1997
Abstract
The American Cancer Society (ACS) convened a workshop in March 1997 to consider new scientific findings related to breast cancer screening and to determine whether these findings warrant a change in the existing ACS guidelines. The meeting was timed so that participants could benefit from new data related to screening women aged 40 to 49 years. A recommendation based on the new data and subsequently approved by the ACS Board of Directors is reported.
Source and rights
Published by CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 1997. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
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At a glance
- Organisation
- American Cancer Society
- Published
- 1997
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- CA: a cancer journal for clinicians
- PubMed
- 9152172
- Added to Prognia
- 25 July 2026
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