As per India's national guidelines for population-based cancer screening, breast cancer screening in women aged 30 years and above at the community level is performed using:
- A Clinical breast examination by a trained health worker ✓
- B Screening mammography every two years
- C Breast self-examination as the sole screening modality
- D Ultrasound of both breasts annually
Correct answer: A. Clinical breast examination by a trained health worker
Explanation
India's operational framework for breast cancer screening relies on clinical breast examination performed by a trained provider (ANM, staff nurse or medical officer) for women aged 30 years and above, with referral of any lump or suspicious finding for diagnostic imaging and biopsy. Mammography is not feasible as a population screening tool in India due to cost, infrastructure and dense breast tissue in younger Indian women.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
High-yield for: NEET PGINI-CETNExTFMGEUSMLEPLABMRCP
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