By Christiane Northrup, MD Many women became familiar with the breast cancer type 1 gene (BRCA1) when actress Angelina Jolie announced that she had undergone a double mastectomy as a preventative measure. The reasoning that Jolie shared with the media was focused on her risk—according to her medical professionals, Jolie’s variation on the BRCA1 gene […]
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NHS Breast Screen Program Does Not Give Women Informed Choice, It Misinforms The Public, UK
Academic Journal Main Category: Breast Cancer Article Date: 04 Sep 2011 – 9:00 PDT Peter C Gøtzsche and Karsten Juhl Jørgensen of the Nordic Cochrane Centre urge for “more honesty” from the NHS BSP (Breast Screening Programme). They believe that harm has been understated, and that information issued to the public has in general been […]