Regular mammogram screening for breast cancer might be causing “widespread overdiagnosis,” with some women treated for tumors that would not have caused sickness or death, a new study contends. Doctors tend to find more small tumors and precancerous lesions in areas where more mammograms take place, researchers found after analyzing county-level data collected by U.S. health officials.
Regular mammograms might lead to 'overdiagnosis' of breast cancer
by Research Team | Jul 7, 2015 | Health News | 0 comments