Saving women's lives : strategies for improving breast cancer detection and diagnosis : A Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Institute of Medicine Symposium / / Committee on New Approaches to Early Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer ; National Cancer Policy Board ; Roger Herdman and Larry Norton, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910973272703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005
• ISBN: 0-309-18152-6; 1-282-08419-4; 0-309-54631-1; 9786612084195
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (144 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HerdmanRoger; NortonLarry
• Disciplina: 616.99449075
• Soggetti: Breast - Cancer - Diagnosis; Breast - Cancer - Government policy - United States; Breast - Cancer - Prevention; Medical screening
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies."; This report is the product of a one-day symposium held at the IOM to further disseminate the conclusions and recommendations of the joint IOM and National Research Council report of the same title.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-129).
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Contents ""; ""Abstract ""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Plenary Session""; ""3 Simultaneous Group Discussions with Invited Speakers ""; ""4 Wrap-Up Session ""; ""References ""; ""Appendix: Symposium Agenda""
• Sommario/riassunto: In this report The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) present a one-day symposium that was held at the IOM to further disseminate the conclusions and recommendations of the joint IOM and National Research Council report, Saving Women's Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer ; Detection and Diagnosis . The committee assembled for this event was asked to share insights and consider ways in which the objectives of the report could be achieved from the standpoint of what women need to know, the best models of screening programs, manpower, risk stratification, basic research, and payment. This symposium seeks to provide continuing food for thought and ideas for actions in support of breast cancer detection and diagnosis and saving women's lives.