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Benchmarks for Cancers for Screening Mammography Examinations from 2002 - 2006 --- based on BCSC data as of 2009*

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  All Screening Examinations
Cancer detection rate (per 1000) 4.2
Readers with 1000+ examinations 370
Cancers 7,905
All examinations 1,899,060
CDR (Median-50th percentile) 4.0
CDR (25th, 75th percentiles) 2.9, 5.3
CDR (10th, 90th percentiles) 1.9, 6.5
Invasive cancer size
Readers with 15+ invasive cancers (known size) 130
Cancers 3,716
Mean tumor size in mm (Median - 50th percentile) 17.2
Mean tumor size in mm (25th, 75th percentiles) 15.0, 19.4
Mean tumor size in mm (10th and 90th percentile) 13.6, 22.4
Median tumor size in mm (Median - 50th percentile) 13.3
Median tumor size in mm (25th, 75th percentiles) 12, 15
Median tumor size in mm (10th, 90th percentiles) 11.3, 18
%Minimal cancer 52.9
Readers with 15+ cancers (DCIS/invasive size known) 175
Minimal cancers 3,201
Total cancers (DCIS/invasive size known) 6,050
%Minimal cancer (Median - 50th percentile) 53.6
%Minimal cancer (25th, 75th percentiles) 44.4, 60.0
%Minimal cancer (10th, 90th percentiles) 35.3, 65.4
%Node negative (invasive cancers only) 76.1
Readers with 15+ invasive cancers (known nodal status) 142
Node negative invasive cancers 3,206
Total invasive cancers (known nodal status) 4,212
%Node negative cancer (Median - 50th percentile) 76.3
%Node negative cancer (25th, 75th percentiles) 71.4, 81.3
%Node negative cancer (10th, 90th percentiles) 65.6, 87.0
%Stage 0 or I 73.4
Readers with 15+ cancers (known stage) 170
Stage 0 or I cancers 4,354
Total cancers (known stage) 5,928
%Stage 0 or I cancer (Median - 50th percentile) 73.6
%Stage 0 or I cancer (25th, 75th percentiles) 68.2, 78.9
%Stage 0 or I cancer (10th, 90th percentiles) 60.9, 83.9

Notes

Numbers are frequencies unless otherwise indicated.

* Includes examinations for radiologists with minimum numbers of cases in a given row as designated; excludes examinations for which the radiologist is unknown.

Minimal cancer = DCIS or invasive cancer <= 10 mm.

Table numbers last updated December 27, 2009. The following source must be cited when reproducing this table: NCI-funded Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium co-operative agreement (U01CA63740, U01CA86076, U01CA86082, U01CA63736, U01CA70013, U01CA69976, U01CA63731, U01CA70040). Downloaded xx/xx/xxxx from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Web site - http://breastscreening.cancer.gov/data/benchmarks/screening/2009/table6.html .

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