| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3910369 | The Breast | 2006 | 5 Pages |
SummaryThis study investigates the relationship between the number of screening mammograms read by radiologists and the screening breast cancer detection rate. Cancer detection rates for incident screens (all women aged ⩾40 years) were compared by increasing categories of reader volume using Poisson regression. Data from New South Wales (NSW) for a 2 year period (2000–2001) were obtained from the BreastScreen NSW programme. Cancer detection rates increased with the number of mammograms read in the programme, reaching a plateau of approximately 40 per 10,000 after 1375 mammograms per year. No significant differences in cancer detection were evident above 875 mammograms (compared to below 875 mammograms) per year (RR=0.79RR=0.79, 95% CI 0.63–0.99).
