One in three women may receive unnecessary mammograms, study says

The study raises the uncomfortable possibility that some women who believe their lives were saved by mammograms were actually harmed by cancer screenings that led to surgery, radiation and even chemotherapy that they didn’t need.

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Breast cancer over-diagnosis results in unnecessary treatment for one in three, Health

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Mammograms In 3-D May Be Better, But Hard Proof Is Missing : Shots - Health News : NPR

Older women's breast cancer is often overdiagnosed, study finds, raising risk of unnecessary treatment, Health

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What If Everything Your Doctors Told You About Breast Cancer Was Wrong? – Mother Jones