| Author, year, Location | Sample description | No. Eligible | Measurement Period | Rate (%)/Key differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appropriate use of imaging &/or cytology or needle biopsy, if required, to be performed at the initial visit IV | ||||
| Cheung, 1999, Hong Kong | Convenience sample of women with operable primary BC <5 cm; attended by the author | 100 | NR | 0%/NA |
| Appropriate use of preoperative diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration cytology, needle histology or biopsy IV | ||||
| Sauven, 2003, UK | Population-based sample BC women detected by screening in UK, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland | 43,500 | 1996-2001 | NR (Overall by y (range): 63% – 87%(Minimum: ≥70%; Standard: ≥90%))/NA |
| Christensen, 2002, Denmark | Convenience sample women with positive mammography screening followed by surgery in Copenhagen | 4,111 | 1991-1997 | NA/100% |
| Cheung, 1999, Hong Kong | Convenience sample women operable primary BC <5 cm; attended by the author | 100 | NR | 82% (Standard: 90%)/NA |
| McCarthy, 1997, UK | Convenience sample women with operable BC, <70 y treated at Nottingham City Hospital's | 83 | 1994 | 86.7% (Standard: ≥70%)/NA |
| Appropriate use: A biopsy or fine-needle aspiration should be performed within 6 weeks either when the mammography suggests malignancy or the persistent palpable mass is not cystic on ultrasound IV | ||||
| McGlynn, 2003, US | Random sample of women living in 12 US metropolitan areas | 33 | 1998-2000 | 50.2%/NA |
| Appropriate use: If a breast mass has been detected on two separate occasions, then either a biopsy, fine-needle aspiration or ultrasound should be performed within 3 months of the second visit IV | ||||
| McGlynn, 2003, US | Random sample of women living in 12 US metropolitan areas | 13 | 1998-2000 | 81.6%/NA |
| Quality of fine-needle aspiration samples from lesions, which subsequently prove to be breast cancer, should be adequate as deemed by the breast pathologist IV | ||||
| Cheung, 1999, Hong Kong | Convenience sample women with operable primary BC < 5 cm; attended by the author | 100 | NR | 99% (Standard: >90%)/NA |
From: Summary Tables
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