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Systematically review international breast cancer screening guidelines to assess their methodological quality and summarize clinical recommendations.

April 18, 2022The BreastOpen Access

Global guidelines for breast cancer screening: A systematic review

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WRWenhui RenPeking University MCMingyang ChenChang Gung University YQYou‐Lin QiaoSouth China Agricultural University

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Systematic review reveals variable quality and screening intervals across global recommendations for women, highlighting the need for locally adapted guidelines in lower-income nations.

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Systematically review international breast cancer screening guidelines to assess their methodological quality and summarize clinical recommendations.
Searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus from inception to March 27, 2021, supplemented by guideline organization databases.
Evaluated guideline quality across six domains using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) instrument by two independent appraisers.
Evaluated 23 guidelines from 11 countries or regions (2010–2021), with average AGREE II quality scores spanning 33.3% to 87.5%; clarity of presentation scored highest, whereas applicability scored lowest.
All 23 guidelines identified mammography as the primary modality for average-risk women, predominantly recommending annual or biennial screening for ages 40–74 years (with 50–69 years considered optimal) and 9 advising against an upper age limit.
For women categorized as high risk due to genetics, chest radiation, dense breasts, or personal/family history, guidelines consistently advised earlier screening initiation using annual mammography or annual magnetic resonance imaging.

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Ren et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fca3cdfd79514927fa3ecb https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2022.04.003

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Systematic review reveals variable quality and screening intervals across global recommendations for women, highlighting the need for locally adapted guidelines in lower-income nations.

Global guidelines for breast cancer screening: A systematic review

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