3D mammography is becoming more widely available, but is it superior to the traditional 2D technology for breast cancer detection? The answer isn’t clear-cut.
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Artificial intelligence is being used to diagnose breast cancers from early mammogram tests.
New research reveals the risks of lung cancer after breast cancer radiotherapy and identifies the best treatment to reduce these risks.
The majority of research suggests the benefits of mammography screening greatly outweigh the harms for women over age 40.
October is breast cancer awareness month. Women should know there is no reliable evidence that routine mammograms reduce death from breast cancer, and there’s good evidence that they cause harm.
Calls to routinely offer breast cancer screening to more women might sound like a good idea, but can harm. Here are three questions to ask when figuring out whether more screening really is better.
Women are told it’s important to self-check their breasts. But is this true?
We’re told that finding symptoms of disease early will prevent the more serious consequences. But for pre-cancerous lesions, also known as stage 0 breast cancer, the picture is much more complicated.
Awareness efforts can focus public attention and help scientists raise funds for research. But the impact on eradicating the disease itself and helping patients today is much less clear.
OVER-DIAGNOSIS EPIDEMIC – Today Robin Bell and Robert Burton examine breast cancer to evaluate the role of population-wide screening in over-diagnosis. Since the national screening mammography program…
An article published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) today says a US charity “overstates the benefit of mammography and ignores harms altogether.” The charity’s questionable claim is that early detection…
Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in Australian women. But experts disagree on the benefits of breast cancer screening programs, with some arguing that it’s unclear whether…
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Brett Montgomery is a Friend of The Conversation.Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Honorary Associate, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, School of Biosciences & School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Professor & Deputy Director, Women's Health Program, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Women's Studies, University of Michigan
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Professor of Surgical Oncology, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, School of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology & Medical Director of the Sadie Diamond Breast Program at BC Women’s Hospital, University of British Columbia
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