Table 1. Concordances and discordances among breast cancer surveillance recommendations.
| North American Children's Oncology Group | Dutch Childhood Oncology Group | UK Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group | Concordant/ discordant | |
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| Who needs breast cancer surveillance? | ||||
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| At risk | ||||
| Chest radiation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Concordant |
| ± Alkylating agents | Not specified | Not specified | Yes | Discordant |
| High risk | Not specified | ≥7-20 Gy chest radiation (excl. TBI) ≥14-40 Gy abdominal radiation | Not specified | Discordant |
| Highest risk | ≥20 Gy chest radiation | ≥20 Gy chest radiation ≥40 Gy abdominal radiation TBI | Not specified | Discordant |
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| At what age should breast cancer surveillance be initiated? | ||||
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| 25 yr | 25 yr | 25 yr | Concordant | |
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| At what frequency should breast cancer surveillance be performed? | ||||
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| Every 1 yr | Every 1 yr | Every 1 yr | Concordant | |
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| At what age should breast cancer surveillance be stopped? | ||||
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| No age limit | 75 yr | No age limit | Discordant | |
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| What surveillance modality should be used? | ||||
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| Screening test | ||||
| Clinical breast exam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Concordant |
| Mammography | Yes | Yes | Yes | Concordant |
| Breast MRI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Concordant |
| Age at initiation | ||||
| Clinical breast exam | Puberty | 25 yr (highest risk) 35 yr (high risk) | 25 yr and >10 yr after chest radiation | Discordant |
| Mammography | 25 yr or 8 yr after chest radiation | 30 yr (highest risk) 35 yr (high risk) | 30 yr | Discordant |
| Breast MRI | 25 yr or 8 yr after chest radiation | 25 yr (highest risk) | 25 yr | Concordant |
| Surveillance frequency | ||||
| Clinical breast exam | Every 0.5 yr (age >25 yr) Every 1 yr (puberty to age 25 yr) | Every 1 yr | Regularly | Discordant |
| Mammography | Every 1 yr | Every 1 yr (age 30-60 yr) Every 2 yr (age 60-75 yr) (highest risk) Every 1 yr (age 35-60 yr)Every 2 yr (age 60-75 yr)(high risk) | Every 1 yr (age 30-50 yr) Every 3 yr (age >50 yr) | Discordant |
| Breast MRI | Every 1 yr | Every 1 yr (age 25-60 yr) | Every 1 yr (age 25-29 yr and 30-50 yr if dense breast tissue) | Partly concordant |
TBI = total body irradiation.