Nass SJ, Henderson IC, Lashof JC (eds): Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for Early Detection of Breast Cancer. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001. 316 pp.

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Publication of this report from the Committee on Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, chaired by JC Lashof and I Craig Henderson (vice chair), is timely and important. The Institute of Medicine Committee assembled a 16-member interdisciplinary group, and the contributions included in the book reflect this wide-angle approach to the problem. Each specialist may find less than he or she would like, but I found many interesting details that are useful for gaining a general understanding of the technological future of breast cancer screening. Imaging technology is examined within the context of the complex natural history of breast cancer; advances in current understanding of genetic and biological issues, and in therapeutic approaches are less briefly, but exhaustively, presented. …