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See other Health ArticlesTitle: New analysis finds mamograms only occasionally save lives
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URL Source: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/a ... .aspx?e_cid=20120105_DNL_art_3
Published: Jan 10, 2012
Author: Dr. Mercola
Post Date: 2012-01-10 08:29:36 by Tatarewicz
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Only about 1 in 8 women whose breast cancer was identified during a routine mammogram actually had their lives “saved” by the screening, a recent analysis estimated – and this does not accurately account for how many women will fall victim to mammogram-induced breast cancer Many of these tumors would have grown very slowly, if at all, and never would have threatened or decreased the quality of the woman's life Many invasive breast cancers “spontaneously regress” when left undiagnosed and untreated, according to new research published in The Lancet Oncology. X-ray mammography uses a uniquely harmful type of ionizing radiation which has been linked to the development of invasive breast cancer The intense push for breast screenings has many women believing, falsely, that the technology actually “prevents” breast cancer, distracting them from other, truly preventive and effective strategies. Click for Full Text! Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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