More Mammograms May Not Always Mean Fewer Cancer Deaths

More Mammograms May Not Always Mean Fewer Cancer Deaths

By Nancy Shute

A comparison of women in 547 U.S. counties found that getting more women in for screening mammograms didn’t lower death rates from breast cancer. More small cancers were found.

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Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/07/07/420585286/more-mammograms-may-not-always-mean-fewer-cancer-deaths?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us

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