Abolishing Mammography Screening Programs? A View from the Swiss Medical Board
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Nikola Biller-Andorno, M.D., Ph.D.,
and Peter Jüni, M.D.
In February, the Swiss Medical Board recommended that no new systematic mammography screening programs be introduced, that time limits be put on current programs, that screening quality be evaluated, and that women be given clear information regarding benefits and harms.
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The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of all members of the expert panel of the Swiss Medical Board.
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This article was published on April 16, 2014, and updated on May 1, 2014, at NEJM.org.
Author Affiliations
From the Institute of Biomedical Ethics, University of Zurich, Zurich (N.B.-A.), and the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine and Clinical Trials Unit Bern, Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern (P.J.) — both in Switzerland; and the Division of Medical Ethics, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston (N.B.-A.). Dr. Biller-Andorno is a member of the expert panel of the Swiss Medical Board; Dr. Jüni was a member of the panel until August 30, 2013.
