Abstract:e13601 Background: Since 2011 breast cancer (BC) has been the most common cancer in the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK) with the incidence of 43 per 100,000, and the third most common cause for cancer deaths with 9.4 deaths per 100,000 in 2019. Nationwide population-based screening program was implemented in the RK in 2008 inviting women aged 50–60 years every 2 years, with the subsequent expansion of the target group age to 40-70 years in 2018. The majority of screening mammography units was screen-film units at… Show more
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