Mammograms lead to breast cancer "overdiagnosis" in 1 million women, study finds
Excerpt:A big U.S. study published in the Nov. 22, 2012 New England Journal of Medicine shows that mammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly cancers before they spread and have led more than a million women to be treated for growths that never would have threatened their lives. / AP Mammograms may not offer the life-saving benefits many women may hope for, new research suggests. A big study of the U.S. population finds that mammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly breast cancers before they spread. What's more, the researchers found more than one million women have been treated for cancers that likely would never have posed a threat to their lives. The study suggests that up to one-third of breast cancers -- or 50,000 to 70,000 cases a year -- don't need treatment.
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| 0.126816 | "Instead, we're diagnosing a lot of something else - not cancer" in that early stage, Bleyer said. ... |
| -0.120814 | "Instead, we're diagnosing a lot of something else - not cancer" in that early stage, Bleyer said. "And the worst cancer is still going on, just like it always was." |
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| -0.330496 | Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, the cancer society's deputy chief medical officer, said the study should not be taken as "a referendum on mammography," ... |
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Dr. Barnett Kramer
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| 0.0160952 | "We're coming to learn that some cancers - many cancers, depending on the organ - weren't destined to cause death," said Dr. Barnett Kramer, ... |
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| -0.107698 | "This study is important because what it really highlights is that the biology of the cancer is what we need to understand" in order to know which ones to treat and how, said Dr. Julia A. Smith, ... |
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U.S. study suggests that up to one-third of breast cancers -- or 50,000 to 70,000 cases a year -- don't need treatment
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