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Do Yearly Mammograms Save Women's Lives?

Do Yearly Mammograms Save Women's Lives?

Naomi Freundlich, Health Beat. November 19, 2009.

Controversial new recommendations on breast cancer prevention have caused a stir in the women's health community. But do yearly mammograms really change death rates?

Saving Women From Breast Cancer: Are Mammograms Really the Answer?

Saving Women From Breast Cancer: Are Mammograms Really the Answer?

Naomi Freundlich, Health Beat. October 21, 2009.

New research suggests that mammograms may lead to the over-treatment of some breast diseases while missing lethal cancers. Is there a better answer?

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