“European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer”

Selected Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations from the European Guidelines

Abstract

Background: The European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) has developed new recommendations on breast cancer screening and diagnosis. The objective of this work was to adapt these recommendations to Spanish in order to implement and guarantee the quality and success of breast cancer screening programmes (PCCM) throughout the Spanish territory. Methods: The new European Guidelines on Screening and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer have been prepared by a multidisciplinary panel of experts and patients (Guidelines Development Group, GDG). The recommendations included are supported by systematic reviews of the evidence conducted by a team of researchers from the Ibero-American Cochrane Center. For its preparation, the European Commission’s conflict of interest management rules were applied and the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology was used. The GRADE evidence-to-decision (EtD) frameworks were used to minimize potential influence of interests on the recommendations. Results: As a result of the systematic reviews carried out, the GDG published on the ECIBC website a list of recommendations as part of the guidelines for the screening and diagnosis of breast cancer, which were translated into Spanish in this work. Conclusions: The adaptation to Spanish of the new recommendations helps their implementation and the creation of a uniform PCCM throughout the Spanish territory. All of this improves informed decision making and the success of PCCM.