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Despite recommendation, mammagram numbers didn’t go down

Despite recommendation, mammagram numbers didn’t go down

May 23, 2013 2:02 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women in their 40s didn't cut back on mammograms during 2010, the year after a government-backed panel said annual breast cancer screening should be optional ... Read more

Recommendation of fewer mammograms for younger women did not change screening rates

Recommendation of fewer mammograms for younger women did not change screening rates

April 25, 2013 11:53 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The proportion of women undergoing screening for breast cancer every year did not change after a government-backed panel said women in their 40s shouldn't have ... Read more


Computer-aided detection may not make mammogram analysis more accurate

Computer-aided detection may not make mammogram analysis more accurate

April 17, 2013 3:43 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using a computer tool to help doctors analyze mammography images increases the number of early, non-invasive breast cancers that are caught, but also means more ... Read more

Faith in the protective power of mammography needs to change

Faith in the protective power of mammography needs to change

November 27, 2012 7:19 am by | 2 Comments

Few procedures have been more entrenched in the dogma of Medical practice than mammograms. In our climate of political correctness and right-think, it would define heretical to suggest a procedure ... Read more

USPSTF: Maker of unpopular decisions

USPSTF: Maker of unpopular decisions

November 21, 2012 10:20 am by | 0 Comments

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation that everyone 15 - 65 should get an AIDS test. People will hate this idea as much as the ... Read more

Lancet study: Breast-cancer checks save lives despite over diagnosis

Lancet study: Breast-cancer checks save lives despite over diagnosis

October 30, 2012 6:33 am by | 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Breast-cancer screening saves lives even though it also picks up cases in some women that would never have caused them a problem, according to a review published ... Read more

This “smart bra” uses sensors and predictive analytics to aid in early breast cancer detection

This “smart bra” uses sensors and predictive analytics to aid in early breast cancer detection

October 3, 2012 10:12 am by | 2 Comments

Welcome to the 21st century, where an inconspicuous device in your bra could help catch breast cancer early.The company First Warning Systems thinks it could help resolve many of the ... Read more


European analyis of preventive screenings: Mammograms do more good than harm

European analyis of preventive screenings: Mammograms do more good than harm

September 12, 2012 7:50 pm by | 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - National breast screening programs in Europe save more lives by catching tumors early than they harm through over-diagnosis and women should be made more aware of benefit-risk ... Read more

Planned Parenthood using $3M Komen protest donations to offer more mammograms

Planned Parenthood using $3M Komen protest donations to offer more mammograms

August 20, 2012 10:23 am by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood said on Monday it would use $3 million in donations to launch an initiative to fight breast cancer with expanded screenings and education. ... Read more