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EUSOBI and 30 national breast radiology bodies support mammography for population-based screening, demonstrated to reduce breast cancer (BC) mortality and treatment impact. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the reduction in mortality is 40 % for women aged 50–69 years taking up the invitation while the probability of false-positive needle biopsy is <1 % per round and overdiagnosis is only 1–10 % for a 20-year screening. Mortality reduction was also observed for the age groups 40–49 years and 70–74 years, although with “limited evidence”. Thus, we firstly recommend biennial screening mammography for average-risk women aged 50–69 years; extension up to 73 or 75 years, biennially, is a second priority, from 40–45 to 49 years, annually, a third priority. Screening with thermography or other optical tools as alternatives to mammography is discouraged. Preference should be given to population screening programmes on a territorial basis, with double reading. Adoption of digital mammography (not film-screen or phosphor-plate computer radiography) is a priority, which also improves sensitivity in dense breasts. Radiologists qualified as screening readers should be involved in programmes. Digital breast tomosynthesis is also set to become “routine mammography” in the screening setting in the next future. Dedicated pathways for high-risk women offering breast MRI according to national or international guidelines and recommendations are encouraged.Key points• EUSOBI and 30 national breast radiology bodies support screening mammography.• A first priority is double-reading biennial mammography for women aged 50–69 years.• Extension to 73–75 and from 40–45 to 49 years is also encouraged.• Digital mammography (not film-screen or computer radiography) should be used.• DBT is set to become “routine mammography” in the screening setting in the next future.

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Magnetic susceptibility (χ, mass specific) is useful for easy indirect estimation of other soil properties at a low cost. The aim of this study was to assess the use of χ as measured with an analytical balance for predicting properties with a substantial influence on the management of Typic Haplustalfs in southern Brazil. To achieve this 48 topsoil samples were taken at the intersection points in a rectangular grid of 20 m × 20 m cells, with 38 of these used for calibration and 10 for validation in regression analyses. The obtained χ values were slightly higher than, and highly correlated (r = 0.970; P < 0.001) with those measured with a susceptibility meter. Highly significant (P < 0.001) correlations were also found between χ and other soil properties relevant to soil classification and management such as clay content (r = 0.68), cation exchange capacity (r = 0.62), P sorption capacity (r = 0.76) and haematite content (r = 0.82). Results from a principal component analysis of eight properties important for soil classification explained 11% of the variance in the data set. The good predictive ability of χ was consistent with current knowledge on the formation pathways for pedogenic ferrimagnets. In summary, χ, which can be readily measured with an analytical balance, has the potential for quantifying soil attributes and may therefore be used in pedotransfer functions.

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A dificuldade em encontrar informações recentes sobre o comportamento espacial dos atributos dos solos na Região Amazônica tem sido preocupação de muitos pesquisadores. Em razão da grande dificuldade e dos custos para avaliar os atributos dos solos, têm-se utilizados métodos alternativos para predição de atributos do solo como a suscetibilidade magnética. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a variabilidade espacial da suscetibilidade magnética (SM), os atributos físicos e químicos e determinar a densidade amostral de coleta em Argissolo Vermelho sob floresta nativa, Terra Preta Arqueológica (TPA) sob cultivo, e pastagem na região de Manicoré, Amazonas. Nessas áreas, foram estabelecidas malhas com dimensão de 70 × 70 m e demarcados pontos nessas malhas, espaçados a cada 10 m, totalizando 64 pontos. Esses pontos foram georreferenciados e, em seguida, realizaram-se as coletas de solo em cada ponto da malha nas camadas de 0,00-0,20 e 0,40-0,60 m para determinar atributos químicos (pH em água, matéria orgânica, P, K, Ca, Mg e acidez potencial), físicos (textura, macroporosidade, microporosidade, diâmetro médio ponderado, densidade do solo e densidade de partículas) e suscetibilidade magnética. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância, e as médias, comparadas pelo teste de Tukey a 5 %. Realizou-se a estatística descritiva. Para caracterizar a variabilidade, fez-se a geoestatística com uso de semivariograma escalonado. O alcance dos semivariogramas escalonados foi utilizado para determinar a densidade amostral mínima de coleta para estimar a variabilidade dos atributos estudados. As áreas de TPA e pastagem Recebido para publicação em 12 de agosto de 2014 e aprovado em 4 de fevereiro de 2015.