Introduction of organised mammography screening in Tyrol: results following first year of complete rollout

BMC Public Health

Table 7 EU Guidelines, quality indicators (with accepted and desired levels)

	Tyrol 50-69	EU-accepted¹⁾	EU-desired¹⁾
Participation rate (after two years of observation)	54.8%	> 70	> 75
Recall for further assessment rate¹⁾	1.3 (318)	< 5%	< 3%
Breast cancer detection rate	2.0 * BIR	1.5*BIR	> 1.5*BIR
Interval cancer rate/Background incidence rate (BIR) 0-11 months	18% (9)	30%	< 30%
Proportion of screen-detected cancers that were invasive	91.2% (93/102)	90%	80%-90%
Proportion of screen-detected cancers that were stage II+	33.3% (34/102)²⁾	25	< 25%
Node-negative cancer/Total invasive cancers screen-detected	78.2%	75%	> 75%
Invasive cancers ≤ 10 mm/Total invasive cancers	32.2%	≥25%	≥30%
Proportion of invasive cancers that were ≤ 15 mm in size	70.0%	50%	> 50%
Time between results of screening and assessment < = 5 wd³⁾	92.5%	90%	> 90%
Time between decision to operate and surgery < = 15 wd⁴⁾	87.3%	90%	> 90%

¹⁾ We took reference values for subsequent rounds, because we had a decade of spontaneous screening before beginning the organised program.
²⁾ One of 150 cases without UICC staging (no staging because of neoadjuvant therapy).
³⁾ We show time between screening and performed assessment, not offered assessment.
⁴⁾ We show time between decision to operate and surgery performed (not between decision to operate and date offered for surgery).

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