Evolution of breast cancer screening in France from 2005 to 2008: results of the EDIFICE survey.

Abstract #5010 Background: In 2005, a first EDIFICE survey was aimed to provide a better understanding of population s adherence to the screening tests available in France and results pertaining to breast cancer are reported (Int. J. Med. Sci. 2008, 5: 106-112). In 2008, EDIFICE survey is performed again to assess the evolution 3 years later. Taking into account that the Implementation of breast cancer screening has been generalized in France since 2003: All women aged between 50 and 74 years are systematically invited to perform a mammography every two years.
 Methods: This second nationwide observational survey was carried out from December 12, 2007 to January 07, 2008 among a representative samples of 1802 French people aged between 40 and 85 years and 600 general practitioners (GPs). Information collected included socio-demographic characteristics, attitude towards cancer screening and actual experience of cancer screening, as well as GPs practice regarding screening. The precision of the results is 4.3% for a 95% confidence interval.
 Results: In EDIFICE–1 and -2, 501 and 488 participating women aged between 50 and 74 years are assessed, respectively.
 In EDIFICE-2, there was a significant relationship (p Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(2 Suppl):Abstract nr 5010.