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... Over the five years of the Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project (BBCDDP) , the estimated sensitivity of clinical examination alone was 45°/O.
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... Using reasonable assumptions applied to data from the BCDDP, the estimated overall sensitivity of BSE alone was found to be 26% in women also screened by mammography and physical examination.8 Estimated BSE sensitivity in the BCDDP varied by age group; it was most sensitive for women 35-39 years of age (41%) and least sensdwe for women aged 6074 (21%~.8 Among participants in a breast cancer registry, BSE was reported to detect 34°/O of cancers.
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  • breast cancer
  • cancer screening
  • clinical examination
  • women age
  • women aged

  • physical examination
  • detection demonstration
  • demonstration project
  • cancer detection
  • breast cancers

  • predictive value
  • overall sensitivity
  • multicenter trial
  • initial mammographic
  • false positives


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