Abstract
Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer in women and the second most common cause of death (1). Mammography screening for breast cancer can reduce the rate of death from breast cancer in women who are 40 years of age or older. However, film mammography has limited sensitivity for the detection of breast cancer in women with radiographically dense breasts and the film contrast cannot be altered or adjusted for subtle differences in tissue. Digital mammography was developed to overcome some of the limitations of traditional film mammography but it also has its disadvantages. Digital mammography systems are costly and currently cost 1.5 to 4 times more than film systems. Do the advantages of digital mammography justify the increased cost? The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of digital versus film mammography in screening for breast cancer in asymptomatic patients.
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