Table 2

Criteria used to determine adequate breast cancer screening practices, for certain risk categories

RISK CATEGORIES AMONG WOMENBREAST CANCER SCREENING PRACTICES
REVIEW OF FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCERINSTRUCTION IN BREAST SELF-EXAMINATIONCLINICAL BREAST EXAMINATIONPRESCRIBING MAMMOGRAPHY
35–49 y with no risk factorsYes*No†‡§Yes||No§
35–49 y with risk factorsYes*Yes*||Yes||Yes*||
≥ 70 y with good life expectancyNo*No†‡§YesYes
≥ 70 y without good life expectancyNo*No†‡§No*No

  • ↵* Expert opinion.

  • ↵† Baxter and the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, 2001.36

  • ↵‡ Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, 2006.37

  • ↵§ US Preventive Services Task Force, 2009.19

  • ↵|| National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2009.22

  • ↵ American Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Committee, 2005.21