Under India's population-based screening programme for common cancers delivered through Health and Wellness Centres, screening for breast cancer in asymptomatic women is done by:
- A Annual mammography for all women above 40 years
- B Clinical breast examination by a trained health worker for women aged 30 years and above ✓
- C Breast self-examination as the sole screening method for women above 50 years
- D Annual ultrasound mammography for women aged 35 to 65 years
Correct answer: B. Clinical breast examination by a trained health worker for women aged 30 years and above
Explanation
India's programme recommends clinical breast examination (CBE) by a trained female health worker or ANM for all women aged 30 years and above, repeated periodically at Health and Wellness Centres, with referral of suspicious lesions to the district hospital. Mammography is not used for population-based screening in India because of cost, infrastructure and dense breasts in younger Indian women. Breast self-examination alone has not shown mortality benefit and is not the recommended screening tool.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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