Abstract
In an overview of five randomised controlled trials from Sweden, a reduction of 29% was found in breast cancer mortality in women aged 50-69 at randomisation after a follow up of 5-13 years. Organised, population based, mammography service screening was introduced on the basis of these resultsin the municipality of Copenhagen in 1991, in the county of Fyn in 1993 and in the municipality of Frederiksberg in 1994, although reduced mortality in randomised controlled trials does not necessarily mean that screening also works in routine health care. In the rest of Denmark mammography screening was introdueed in 2007-2008. Women aged 50-69 were invited to screening every second year.
Taking advantage of the registers of population and health, we present statistical methods for evaluating the effect of mammography screening on breast cancer mortality (Olsen et al. 2005, Njor et al. 2015 and Weedon-Fekjær etal. 2014). The results obtained when applying these methods will be briefly presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Symposium i Anvendt Statistik : 2016 |
| Editors | Peter Linde |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication date | 25 Jan 2016 |
| Pages | 73-76 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-87-501-2210-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Jan 2016 |
| Event | Symposium i Anvendt Statistik - Copenhagen Business School (CBS), København, Denmark Duration: 25 May 2016 → 27 May 2016 Conference number: 38. http://www.statistiksymposium.dk/ |
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| Other | Symposium i Anvendt Statistik |
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| Number | 38. |
| Location | Copenhagen Business School (CBS) |
| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | København |
| Period | 25/05/2016 → 27/05/2016 |
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