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Old 04-03-2012, 09:10 AM   #1
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Routine Mammograms: 10 Patients Wrongly Diagnosed For Every 1 Saved

The "should we shouldn't we" debate continues in regards to routine breast cancer screening, with new research from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), indicating that between 15% and 25% of cases are overdiagnosed. Routine mammograms have become the norm since the late 1980s, and have been thought to be the frontline in the fight against breast cancer...

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