Fidelma Flanagan

Breast screening – lessons from the past

Breast cancer is a global health issue, being a major cause of female morbidity and mortality. Data from 2012 show an incidence of approximately 463,000 new cases and 131,000 deaths (mortality rate 23.1 per 100,000 women) across 40 countries in Europe. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women and the second most […]