Many Women Who Survived Childhood Cancer Do Not Undergo Recommended Breast Cancer Scr
 

Despite recommendations and being at an increased risk of breast cancer, most young women who were treated with chest radiation for a childhood cancer do not undergo appropriate mammography screening, according to a study in the January 28 issue of JAMA. Women treated with chest radiation for a pediatric malignancy face a significantly increased risk of breast cancer at a young age.

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