摘要
Breast cancer has become the most common malignant tumor worldwide.However,the survival rate of breast cancer patients in China is 8%lower compared to that in European and American countries.Insufficient screen-ing coverage and low rate of early detection are key problems.Therefore,it is imperative to develop a set of guidelines for breast cancer screening,early diagnosis,and treatment strategies suitable for Chinese women.The National Health Commission,the National Cancer Center,and the National Cancer Quality Control Center col-lectively organized a committee of specialists with multidisciplinary backgrounds in breast surgery,oncology,radiotherapy,diagnostic imaging,ultrasound,pathology,epidemiology,and health economics.The committee collectively published"China Breast Cancer Screening,Early Diagnosis and Treatment Specification",in which the committee outlined a set of strategies of breast cancer screening,early diagnosis,and treatment suitable for China’s national conditions.The strategies were formulated based on clinical experience in breast cancer preven-tion and treatment,characteristics of breast cancer patients in China,and socioeconomic conditions.The purpose of this article is to provide an interpretation of the above guidelines as a reference for breast cancer screening.
