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Breast cancer screening saves lives, says study
PARIS — The benefits of preemptive breast cancer screening outweigh the risks, a study said Tuesday, insisting the practice saves thousands of lives. The new research adds to the debate about the dangers of overdiagnosis, which sees some women undergo invasive treatment for cancers that would never have made them…
The insider’s guide to cancer prevention
These experts spend their lives fighting cancer. They have heard every tip, sensible or not, for how to avoid it. They tell Oliver Laughland how their lifestyles have changed as a result The breast specialist Tena Walters, 51, consultant, London Breast Clinic Just this week the papers splashed on another piece…
Breast cancer screening review launched
An independent review into breast cancer screening has been launched amid concerns that the diagnostic process could be more harmful than beneficial. Last month researchers from the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Denmark claimed women given mammograms were being “misinformed” and not told about the risk of overdiagnosis. A London-based consultant raised similar concerns, sparking questions over…
Less boob squishing seems like a value add to me
Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about how a panel was convened to look at the breast cancer screening recommendations, and taking new evidence into account, they suggested the screening should start for most women at 50 instead of 40, and that self-exams were ineffective. I knew…
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