Diagnostic chest radiation before 30 may increase breast cancer risk
07 SEP 2012 Women advised to choose MRI scan over x-ray and mammogram Women carrying a mutation in the BRCA1- or BRCA2- genes (which control the suppression of breast and…
Breast cancer charity under fire for overstating the benefits of screening
10 Aug 2012 Professors Lisa Schwartz and Steven Woloshin of the Center for Medicine and the Media at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice argue that last…
High rate of false-positives with annual mammogram – 61% will receive a false positive with over a decade of screening
Public release date: 17-Oct-2011 During a decade of receiving mammograms, more than half of cancer-free women will be among those summoned back for more testing because of false-positive results, and…
Popular mammography tool not effective for finding invasive breast cancer
Public release date: 27-Jul-2011 Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology is ineffective in finding breast tumors, and appears to increase a woman’s risk of being called back needlessly for additional testing following…
Harms outweigh benefits for women aged 70 and over in national breast cancer screening programs
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-Mar-2014 Extending national breast cancer screening programmes to women over the age of 70 does not result in a decrease in the numbers of cancers detected at…
Annual screening does not cut breast cancer deaths, suggests Canadian study
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94nJP4KMJlQ] Highlights: - Annual screening in women aged 40-59 does not reduce mortality from breast cancer beyond that of physical examination - .Canada decided to compare breast cancer incidence…
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Annual screening does not cut breast cancer deaths, suggests Canadian study / concludes a 25-year study
- Furthermore, the study shows that 22% of screen detected breast cancers were over-diagnosed - During the 25 year study period, 3,250 women in the mammography arm and 3,133 in…
Mammogram rate did not decline after controversial USPSTF recommendations
Contact: Tom Langford tlangford@partners.org 617-534-1605 Brigham and Women's Hospital In 2009, the United States Preventative Services Task Force recommended against annual mammograms for women between the ages of 40 and…
Mammogram rate did not decline after controversial USPSTF recommendations
Contact: Tom Langford tlangford@partners.org 617-534-1605 Brigham and Women's Hospital In 2009, the United States Preventative Services Task Force recommended against annual mammograms for women between the ages of 40 and…
Harms from breast cancer screening outweigh benefits if death caused by treatment is included
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Cancer expert remains to be convinced by breast screening review Harms from breast cancer screening outweigh benefits if death caused by treatment…
Harms from breast cancer screening outweigh benefits if death caused by treatment is included
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Cancer expert remains to be convinced by breast screening review Harms from breast cancer screening outweigh benefits if death caused by treatment…
Breast cancer screening saves lives, says study??? that screening only narrowly decreased risks that a 50-year-old woman would die from breast cancer within 10 years — from 0.53 percent to 0.46 percent.
Engineering Evil Note: There seems to be conflicting studies being utilized to favor screening. I found this report stating that they used no current data for the meta analysis. The…
137th Health Research Report 07 SEP 2012
Full Report at www.healthresearchreport.me Editors Top Five: 1. Study Finds How BPA Affects Gene Expression, Anxiety; Soy Mitigates Effects 2. Vitamin B3 may offer new tool in fight against…
High rate of false-positives with annual mammogram
During a decade of receiving mammograms, more than half of cancer-free women will be among those summoned back for more testing because of false-positive results, and about one in 12…
US cancer body oversells mammograms: experts
2 Aug 2012 Medical experts on Friday accused a major US breast cancer foundation known for its high-profile "pink ribbon" campaign of overselling pre-emptive mammography and understating the risks. The…
New study supports claim that breast screening may be causing more harm than good
Requested Repost from Dec 2011 Research: Possible net harms of breast cancer screening: Updated modelling of Forrest report A new study published on bmj.com today supports the claim that the…
118th Health Research report 17 DEC 2011
Health Technology Research Synopsis 118th Issue Date 17DEC2011 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano www.vit.bz www.youtube.com/vhfilm Editors Top Five: 1. Ecstasy drug produces lasting toxicity in the brain 2. How…
Drop in breast cancer incidence linked to hormone use, not mammograms
Public release date: 14-Aug-2007 A recent decline in breast cancer incidence is unlikely to be caused by a decrease in mammography screening, according to a study published online…
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