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04-03-2012, 09:10 AM
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...

More... (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/243707.php)

'lizbeth
04-03-2012, 09:29 AM
Seriously. Does this take the new digital mammograms into consideration?