October 14, 2022
The US mortality rate from breast cancer fell by 43% from 1989 to 2020 driven by improvements in screening, awareness, and treatment.
January 11, 2012
HealthDay reports, “Women who get routine mammograms can lower their risk of dying from breast cancer by nearly half,” according to a Dutch study published in Cancer […]
December 29, 2011
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports that “a Canadian task force recommends” that women in their 40s should not undergo “routine mammograms.”
November 13, 2011
A number of media sources discussed a new study suggesting that annual mammogram screening may lead to a high false positive rate.
August 3, 2011
There’s been a lot of conflicting advice about when women should start getting regular mammograms. Now the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued its […]
August 3, 2011
Mammography screening reduces breast cancer deaths even more than most experts have long believed, according to a new, large-scale Swedish trial. In the study, with a follow-up […]
June 28, 2011
The FDA is warning “women NOT to substitute a type of imaging known as breast thermography for traditional mammography.”
January 12, 2011
The current “Mammography Saves Lives” campaign in the United States and previous campaigns promoting screening for breast cancer are not providing balanced information, because they underreport, […]
January 12, 2011
There’s a new ad being touted for mammogram screening for breast cancer that I think is fair, balanced, and accurate: You can read the debate about […]
December 3, 2010
One of my most read blogs in recent months is this one: “Nurse practitioner writes about her decision to stop getting mammograms.” Now, for a fitting […]
November 19, 2010
Researchers in Iran have published the results of a new study showing women who have an abortion face a 193% increased risk of breast cancer. On […]
November 17, 2010
Last week I blogged on the topic “Mammography Screening for Breast Cancer: What’s a Woman to Do?” That blog was somewhat technical — although I think […]
October 14, 2022
The US mortality rate from breast cancer fell by 43% from 1989 to 2020 driven by improvements in screening, awareness, and treatment.
January 11, 2012
HealthDay reports, “Women who get routine mammograms can lower their risk of dying from breast cancer by nearly half,” according to a Dutch study published in Cancer […]
December 29, 2011
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports that “a Canadian task force recommends” that women in their 40s should not undergo “routine mammograms.”
November 13, 2011
A number of media sources discussed a new study suggesting that annual mammogram screening may lead to a high false positive rate.
August 3, 2011
There’s been a lot of conflicting advice about when women should start getting regular mammograms. Now the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued its […]
August 3, 2011
Mammography screening reduces breast cancer deaths even more than most experts have long believed, according to a new, large-scale Swedish trial. In the study, with a follow-up […]
June 28, 2011
The FDA is warning “women NOT to substitute a type of imaging known as breast thermography for traditional mammography.”
January 12, 2011
The current “Mammography Saves Lives” campaign in the United States and previous campaigns promoting screening for breast cancer are not providing balanced information, because they underreport, […]
January 12, 2011
There’s a new ad being touted for mammogram screening for breast cancer that I think is fair, balanced, and accurate: You can read the debate about […]
December 3, 2010
One of my most read blogs in recent months is this one: “Nurse practitioner writes about her decision to stop getting mammograms.” Now, for a fitting […]
November 19, 2010
Researchers in Iran have published the results of a new study showing women who have an abortion face a 193% increased risk of breast cancer. On […]
November 17, 2010
Last week I blogged on the topic “Mammography Screening for Breast Cancer: What’s a Woman to Do?” That blog was somewhat technical — although I think […]