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Developing Technologies for Early Detection of Breast Cancer

A Public Workshop Summary

Written by Laura Newman, M.A. Medical Writer

For the

Committee on the Early Detection of Breast Cancer

National Cancer Policy Board

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

and

COMMISSION ON LIFE SCIENCES

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2000. Developing Technologies for Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Public Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9893.
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Support for this project was provided by The Breast Cancer ResearchFoundation, the Carl J. Herzog Foundation, Mr. John K. Castle, theJewish Healthcare Foundation (Pittsburgh), the Josiah Macy, Jr.,Foundation, the Kansas Health Foundation, and the New York CommunityTrust. The views presented in this Workshop Summary are those ofthe workshop speakers, and are not necessarily those of the Instituteof Medicine Committee on Technologies for Early Detection of BreastCancer or of the sponsors.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2000. Developing Technologies for Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Public Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9893.
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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2000. Developing Technologies for Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Public Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9893.
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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

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Institute of Medicine

National Research Council

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguishedscholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicatedto the furtherance of science and technology and to their use forthe general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted toit by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requiresit to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters.Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academyof Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers.It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of itsmembers, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibilityfor advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineeringalso sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs,encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievementsof engineers. Dr. William A. Wulf is president of the National Academyof Engineering.

The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to securethe services of eminent members of appropriate professions in theexamination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public.The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the NationalAcademy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviserto the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identifyissues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shineis president of the Institute of Medicine.

The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associatethe broad community of science and technology with the Academy'spurposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government.Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by theAcademy, the Council has become the principal operating agency ofboth the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy ofEngineering in providing services to the government, the public,and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administeredjointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. BruceM. Alberts and Dr. William A. Wulf are chairman and vice chairman,respectively, of the National Research Council.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2000. Developing Technologies for Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Public Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9893.
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COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER

JOYCE C. LASHOF, M.D., FACP (Chair), Professor Emerita,

School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley

I. CRAIG HENDERSON, M.D. (Vice Chair), Senior Medical Consultant and Director, Adjunct Professor of Medicine,

ALZA Corporation, and University of California at San Francisco

DANIEL F. HAYES, M.D., Clinical Director,

Breast Cancer Program, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center

LEON GORDIS, M.D., D.P.H., Director, Professor of Epidemiology,

Clinical Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Hygiene

JEAN J. LATIMER, Ph.D., Investigator, Assistant Professor,

Magee-Womens Research Institute, and Department. of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

D. CRAIG ALLRED, M.D., Professor of Pathology,

Baylor College of Medicine

KENNETH OFFIT, M.D., M.P.H., Chief,

Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Human Genetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City

JANET K. BAUM, M.D., F.A.C.R., Associate Professor of Radiology, Director,

Harvard Medical School, and Breast Imaging, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston

MICHAEL W. VANNIER, M.D., Professor and Head,

Department of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine

FAINA SHTERN, M.D., Director,

Office of Research Affairs, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School

CAROLINA HINESTROSA, M.A., Cofounder and Program Director,

Nueva Vida

WADE M. AUBRY, M.D., Vice President,

Health Care Organizations and Medical Technology Practices, the Lewin Group, Fairfax, Virginia

DEREK VAN AMERONGEN, M.D., M.S., FACOG, National Medical Director,

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Cincinnati, Ohio

SUZANNE W. FLETCHER, M.D., Professor,

Harvard School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston

MARTHE R. GOLD, M.D., M.P.H., Chair,

Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, City University of New York Medical School

RICHARD R. NELSON, Ph.D., George Blumenthal Professor of International and Public Affairs,

School of Law, Columbia University

Liaison for the National Cancer Policy Board

ROBERT DAY, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Emeritus President and Director,

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Staff

SHARYL J. NASS, Ph.D., Study Director

ROBERT COOK-DEEGAN, M.D., Director,

National Cancer Policy Board

CARMIE CHAN, Research Assistant

BIANCA L. TAYLOR, Project Assistant

ELLEN JOHNSON, Administrative Assistant

JOHN KUCEWICZ, Intern

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REVIEWERS

The report was reviewed by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectivesand technical expertise in accordance with procedures approved bythe National Research Council's Report Review Committee. The purposeof this independent review is to provide candid and critical commentsto assist the authors and the Institute of Medicine in making thepublished report as sound as possible and to ensure that the reportmeets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsivenessto the study charge. The content of the review comments and the draftmanuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberativeprocess. The committee wishes to thank the following individualsfor their participation in the report review process:

David G. Bragg, M.D., FACR, Professor Emeritus, University of Utah School of Medicine

Thomas F. Budinger, M.D., Ph.D., Head, Center for Functional Imaging, E. O. LawrenceBerkeley National Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley

R. Edward Hendrick, Ph.D., Research Professor and Director, Breast Imaging Research,The Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center, Northwestern UniversityMedical School

J. Dirk Iglehart, M.D., Professor of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston

While the individuals listed above provided many constructive commentsand suggestions, responsibility for the final content of the reportrests solely with the author and the Institute of Medicine.

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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 is gathering 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. A second workshop, which will focus on the process of technology development and adoption, will be held in Washington, DC on June 19-20. A formal report on these topics, including conclusions and recommendations, will be prepared by the committee upon completion of the one-year study.

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