Mammography as a screening method for the examination of large populations

Abstract

The technical and scientific information is presently available which, if properly utilized, could facilitate the early diagnosis of breast cancer. Hopefully, it could likewise reduce the high mortality rate of breast cancer. Due to the lack of adequately trained professional and allied health personnel, a massive screening program on a national scale is unwarranted and would be unproductive at this time. Based upon our experience in the U.C.L.A. Center for Health Sciences, the establishment of screening clinics for women 40 years of age and over in conjunction with a cervical cancer detection clinic in a number of large medical centers is indicated. Thermography as a prescreening modality should be investigated further.