The latest report from a long-term Canadian study into breast cancer screening suggests it isn’t reducing the number of women who die from breast cancer. The study looks at the impact of screening mammography on cancer rates and deaths to cancer in women aged 40 to 59 who were followed for nearly 25 years. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Miller AB, et al. Twenty five year follow-up for breast cancer incidence and mortality of the Canadian National Breast Screening Study: randomised screening trial. BMJ. 2014 Feb 11;348:g366. PMID: 24519768
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