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Study: Annual mammograms could save 1000s of lives
« on: August 22, 2017, 11:34:40 am »

Study: Annual mammograms could save 1000s of lives

Study based on computer analysis has limitations; false positives a concern

By Randy Dotinga
 

MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- How frequently should women get a mammogram? Guidelines differ, but a new study estimates thousands of U.S. lives could be saved if mammograms were done every year from age 40 to 84.

"Screening annually starting at age 40 is the best strategy to avert an early breast cancer death," said study co-author R. Edward Hendrick, a radiology professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20170821/study-annual-mammograms-could-save-1000s-of-lives#1