Thursday 26 July 2012

Mammography screening has little or no effect on breast cancer deaths

Mammography screening has little of no effect on breast cancer deaths, Swedish data indicate. [News article] BMJ 2012, 345 (published 17 July 2012).

Mayor, S.

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Mammography screening has little or no effect on mortality from breast cancer in women aged 40-69, shows an analysis of Swedish figures published this week. But commentators argue that trends in breast cancer deaths cannot be used to evaluate screening in isolation from developments in diagnostic methods and treatment.