Search for dissertations about: "mammmographic screening"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words mammmographic screening.

2. 1. On ionising radiation and breast cancer risk

   Author : Anders Mattsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : ionising radiation; breast cancer induction; cancer induction; risk models; risk modification; pooled analysis; mammmographic screening; gained lost years of life;

   Abstract : Background: It is well known that exposure to ionising radiation increases the risk for breast cancer occurrence. However, better understanding of breast cancer risks in terms of dose-response relationships formulated according to radiobiological target theories, age-at-exposure patterns and temporal dependence are important for the understanding of the underlying biological mechanism of radiation carcinogenesis as well as for the concern about possible risks associated with the very low doses received from routine mammographic screening. READ MORE