ARCHIVED - Organized Breast Cancer Screening Programs in Canada - Report on Program Performance in 2003 and 2004

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Executive Summary
• Background
  • Introduction
  • Breast Cancer Screening in Canada
  • Organized Breast Cancer Screening Programs
  • The Screening Process
  • Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Database
  • Monitoring and Evaluation Using the CBCSD
• 2003 and 2004 Results
  • Participation and Retention in Organized Screening Programs
    • Participation
    • Retention
  • Results of Screening
    • Abnormal Call Rates
    • Positive Predictive Value
  • Diagnostic Interventions
    • Diagnostic Interval
    • Benign to Malignant Open Surgical Biopsy Ratio
    • Benign Open Surgical Biopsy Rate
    • Benign to Malignant Core Biopsy Ratio
    • Benign Core Biopsy Rate
  • Cancer Detection
    • Invasive Cancer Detection Rate
    • In Situ Cancer Detection Rate
    • Invasive Tumour Size and Node Negative Rate
  • Post-screen Cancers
• Special Topic: Time Intervals between Screening Events
• References
• Appendices
  • Appendix 1: Database Management Committee
  • Appendix 2: Database Technical Subcommittee
  • Appendix 3: Glossary
  • Appendix 4: Publications Using the CBCSD