Performance of First Mammography Examination in Women Younger Than 40 Years

Performance of First Mammography Examination in Women Younger Than 40 Years
Bonnie C. Yankaskas, Sebastien Haneuse, Julie M. Kapp, Karla Kerlikowske,
Berta Geller, Diana S. M. Buist, and   for the Breast Cancer Surveillance
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Younger women have very low breast cancer rates but after mammography  experience high recall rates, high rates of additional imaging,  and low cancer detection rates. We found no cancers in women  younger than 25 years and poor performance for the large group  of women aged 35–39 years. In a theoretical population of 10 000 women aged 35–39 years, 1266 women who are screened will receive further workup, with 16 cancers detected and 1250 women receiving a false-positive result