The acceptance and feasibility of breast cancer screening in the East

Ava Kwong, Polly S.Y. Cheung, Ada Y.W. Wong, Gloria T.Y. Hung, Gladys Lo, Marion Tsao, Edith W.K. Chan, Ting Wong and Michael Ma
The Breast Volume 17, Issue 1, February 2008, Pages 42-50
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An overall malignancy detection rate of 2.3 per 1000 screens and a recall rate of 9.2% were found. Despite culture differences and differences in breast characteristics (denser and smaller breasts), breast screening is feasible and acceptable in the East