Mammography use--Wisconsin, 1980-1993.

In the United States, efforts to reduce mortality from breast cancer focus primarily on secondary prevention (i.e., early detection and treatment). Since 1980, private, public, and voluntary organizations in Wisconsin have promoted screening mammography as a means for reducing the death rate from breast cancer. To assess the effectiveness of these efforts, the Division of Health, Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services (DOH), analyzed data from annual statewide surveys of mammography providers during 1989-1993 and data about self-reported mammography use from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) during 1987-1993. This report summarizes these analyses and trends in the number of mammograms performed annually in Wisconsin during 1980-1993.