Posted on: Wednesday, February 12th 2014 at 8:15 am Written By: Sayer Ji, Founder GreenMedInfo.com There are already more than enough reasons for ‘pink’ to make you see red, not the least of which is the notion that exposing the healthy breasts of asymptomatic women to breast-cancer causing x-ray radiation for ‘early detection’ is the […]
Monthly archives for February, 2014
Vast Study Casts Doubts on Value of Mammograms
By GINA KOLATA FEB. 11, 2014 The New York Times One of the largest and most meticulous studies of mammography ever done, involving 90,000 women and lasting a quarter-century, has added powerful new doubts about the value of the screening test for women of any age. It found that the death rates from breast cancer […]
For Women, a More Complicated Choice on Mammograms
By RONI CARYN RABIN FEB. 11, 2014 The New York Times For women who dutifully keep their mammogram appointments year after year, the latest results from a long-term trial in Canada, which found no difference in death rates from breast cancer among women who had regular mammograms and those who did not, are bound to […]
Annual screening does not reduce risk of death from breast cancer
Wednesday 12 February 2014 – 12am PST Written by David McNamee Copyright: Medical News Today According to a study conducted by researchers in Canada and published in the BMJ, annual screening for breast cancer does not reduce likelihood of dying from cancer any more than physical examination or usual care do in women aged 40-59. […]