Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 23, 2021
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Breast cancer screening guidelines based on flawed Canadian study, new paper say
Screening Guidelines as they stand today:
- Don’t routinely do screening mammography for average risk women aged 40 – 49. Individual assessment of each woman’s preferences and risk should guide the discussion and decision regarding mammography screening in this age group.
- Breast Cancer: Screening
- Our assumptions about screening tests only look at half the story
- Screening for breast cancer with mammography