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The National Breast Screening Study (NBSS) is a randomized controlled trial supported by Health & Welfare Canada, various ministries of health, the National Cancer Institute of Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Medical Research Council, and the Alberta Heritage Foundation and designed to answer two major research questions. First, what is the impact of low dose mammography plus physical examination on breast cancer mortality in women aged 40–49 compared to women who get a single physical examination and are followed by normal community care? The second question is, what is the contribution of mammography over and above that of physical examination in breast cancer mortality reduction in women aged 50–59?.
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Baines, C.J., Miller, A.B., Wall, C, McFarlane, D.V., Simon, I.S Jong, R., Shapiro, B.J. et al. (1986) Sensitivity and Specificity of first screen mammography in the Canadian National Breast Screening Study: A preliminary report from five centers. Radiology 160(2):295–298.
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Baines, C.J. (1987). The Canadian National Breast Screening Study: Current Status. In: Paterson, A.H.G., Lees, A.W. (eds) Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer. Developments in Oncology, vol 51. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2049-4_4
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