Study, Mammogram | featured news

Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in U.S. and other studies. But, the review found that for every life saved, roughly three other women were overdiagnosed.

The longest-running breast cancer screening study ever conducted has shown that regular mammograms prevent deaths from breast cancer, and the number of lives saved increases over time, an international research team said on Tuesday.

A new study suggests that increased awareness and improved treatments rather than mammograms are the main force in reducing the breast cancer death rate. Although most women in this country faithfully get their mammogram every year ...