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Table 2 Findings on CBE and mammography according to age groups and cancer detection rates within 3 months

From: Contribution of clinical breast exam to cancer detection in women participating in a modern screening program

 

 < 45 years

45 years and up

N (%)

Cancer1, N (per 1000 exams)

N (%)

Cancer1, N (per 1000 exams)

CBE2

    

Normal

6298 (93)

2 (0.3)

7566 (94)

22 (2.9)

Abnormal

466 (7)

1 (2.1)

527 (7)

10 (19)

Mammogram

    

Normal

655 (43)

0

2178 (63)

1 (0.5)

Abnormal

880 (57)

3 (3.4)

1259 (37)

27 (21.5)

  1. 1within 3 months of visit, 2CBE-clinical breast exam