Thirty years of population-based breast cancer screening in Iceland: a comparison of quality indicators and tumour characteristics between women aged 40–49 and 50–69 years
The disparity in breast cancer screening performances between the age groups may reflect unmodifiable factors in younger women. The presence of advanced tumour characteristics among women aged 40-49 years who attended screening indicates the importance of early detection for improving prognosis.
Authors
- Helgi Birgisson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8246-6159)
- Álfheiður Haraldsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0151-8341)
- Ágúst Ingi Ágústsson
- Laufey Tryggvadóttír (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8067-9030)
Institutions
- Icelandic Cancer Society (IS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Oncologica
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226x.2025.44090
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00