What Doctors Don't Tell YouDo women under the age of 50 benefit from mammogram screening? Latest findings from the Swedish study - involving nearly 250,000 women - suggests not,
Doctors who have puzzled over the reason why mammogram screening can often be inaccurate may finally have the answer. ...
I have lumpy breasts, but I am loathe to have a mammogram because of doubts about its safety and accuracy. My doctor has recommended that I go for a breast ultrasound scan. What's your view? I'm ...
Q:I am 47. My doctor is pressing me to have mammograms every other year. What evidence is there that it can help prevent cancer? M S, Hitchin. ...
SCREENING: No, it doesn’t save lives
A Swedish county that stepped out of line by ending breast screening was quickly forced to reintroduce the procedure following immense pressure from the medical establishment. ...
Mammograms are at their poorest in detecting breast cancer when the woman is under 50 and when the time between screenings is about two years. ...
Health officials who have been congratulating their extensive mammogram screening programmes as the reason for the sudden drop in breast cancer deaths need to think again. ...
Thirty five years of randomised trials of mammography have failed to confirm the efficacy of mammograms as a screening tool. ...
Up to one third of women given a mammogram could suffer the anguish of a false positive where the test incorrectly detects breast cancer and consequently further unnecessary medical intervention, ...
