" Women in their 40s should not get routine mammograms for early detection of breast cancer, according to updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Before having a mammogram, women...
Death rates from breast cancer for black women in Chicago are double those of white women. This is a shocking revelation especially given that back in 1980 the figures were equal."In 1980, black women and white...
Two considerable breakthroughs in the fight against breast cancer - a new diagnostic tool can detect tumours that mammograms may miss, and intense radiation treatment can be just as effective for early onset...
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The "lede" in the Reuters' dispatch is brief and to the point:"BOSTON (Reuters) - Computer-aided mammogram designed to help doctors spot cancer do not increase the chance of finding a tumor and, instead, heighten...
"On Saturday a 56-year-old woman was unloading her valuables into the plastic bins at security in the LA Airport and apparently thought she should include her month-old grandson in the screening process. A...
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