Report

Developing Technologies for Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Public Workshop Summary

Released:: April 4, 2003
Type:: Workshop Summary
Topic(s):: Biomedical and Health Research, Quality and Patient Safety
Board(s):: National Cancer Policy Board

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In November 1999, the Institute of Medicine, in consultation with the Commission on Life Sciences, the Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, and the Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy launched a one year study on technologies for early detection of breast cancer. The committee was asked to examine technologies under development for early breast cancer detection, and to scrutinize the process of medical technology development, adoption, and dissemination. The committee gathered information on these topics for its report in a number of ways, including two public workshops that bring in outside expertise.

The first workshop on "Developing Technologies for Early Breast Cancer Detection" was held in Washington DC in February 2000. The content of the presentations at the workshop is summarized here.