MMW Fortschritte der Medizin
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Mammography is an appropriate method for the detection of early forms of cancer of the breast, and for reducing mortality. Whether this actually succeeds depends upon the quality of the early detection strategies employed. Currently the data on reduction of mortality by mammographic screening remain ambivalent.
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Comparative Study
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Since the early detection of COPD is problematic, nonobstructed smokers with a chronic productive cough are initially assigned to the COPD risk group o. Although there is still a lack of evidence that early pharmacological intervention is associated with benefits in terms of disease progression, the earliest possible diagnosis is still considered a desirable goal. ⋯ With the aid of various diagnostic pulmonary function tests, degrees of severity can be differentiated and the course of COPD can be determined. Since the end of 2004, structured therapeutic programs for COPD have become available.