Guidance

Breast screening: clinical guidelines for screening assessment

NHSBSP Publication No 49: clinical guidelines for healthcare professionals screening women for breast cancer.

Document

Clinical guidelines for breast cancer screening assessment: third edition

Ref: NHSBSP Publication No 49 PDF, 647KB, 32 pages

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The aim of assessment is to obtain a definitive and timely diagnosis of all potential abnormalities detected during screening.

This is best achieved by using ‘triple assessment’, comprising:

• imaging (usually mammography and ultrasound)
• clinical examination
• image guided needle biopsy for histological examination if indicated

Cytology should no longer be used alone to obtain a non-operative diagnosis of breast cancer.

• Published: 1 June 2010

• From: Public Health England
• Part of: Breast screening: professional guidance