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Breast Cancer
Study results from J.D. Keen and colleagues broaden understanding of breast cancer
June 25th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, "We analyzed the claim ''mammography saves lives'' by calculating the life-saving absolute benefit of screening mammography in reducing breast cancer mortality in women ages 40 to 65. To calculate the absolute benefit, we first estimated the screen-free absolute death risk from breast cancer by adjusting the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program 15-year cumulative breast cancer mortality to account for the separate effects of screening mammography and improved therapy." "We calculated the absolute risk reduction (reduction in absolute death risk), the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-25)
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