Dr. Barry Dworkin

Mammography screening reduces mortality rate but false positive rates need to be acknowledged

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 29, 2011

Source:

Mammograms can find breast cancer, true, but cost-benefit question remains

Reference:

Swedish Two-County Trial: Impact of Mammographic Screening on Breast Cancer Mortality during 3 Decades

 

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