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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Herdman, Roger.

Norton, Larry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast--Cancer--Diagnosis--Congresses.

Breast.

Breast--Cancer--Government policy--United States--Congresses.

Breast--Cancer--Prevention--Congresses.

Medical screening--Congresses.

Medical screening.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Contents ""; ""Abstract ""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Plenary Session""; ""3 Simultaneous Group Discussions with Invited Speakers ""; ""4 Wrap-Up Session ""; ""References ""; ""Appendix: Symposium Agenda""

Notes:

"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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-129).

ISBN:

0-309-18152-6

1-282-08419-4

0-309-54631-1

9786612084195

OCLC:

923273247