Better Informed Women Less Likely To Want A Breast Mammogram

Women who understand the risk of over-detection and over-diagnosis associated with mammography screening have lower intentions to have a breast screening test, according to a new study. Over-detection and over-diagnosis refers to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer that would not have presented clinically during a woman's lifetime. Such a diagnosis, and the resulting overtreatment, can harm women physically and emotionally. read more

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