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This article reveals how data is massaged to promote a viewpoint. In this case mammograms.  Don't let your passions get the best of you, objectively review the data.  Scientists are not doing that these days. Mammograms do help and are needed in the screening, however, mammograms do cause harm and help to promote the same disease it seeks to detect early.  This is in some cases. Also, remember, mammograms are early detection, not prevention.

Study that followed breast screening for 25 years with mammograms finds that no decrease in mortality from regular mammograms.

40 year study out of England finds no mortality benefit from mammograms screening.

radiation from mammograms shown to increase cancer risk in those with BRCA mutations. IN this cohort, the risk was found in those under 30 years of age. In this study, they suggested MRI as a safer alternative. But, what about thermograms?

nice review on the evidence surrounding mammograms

risks associated with mammogram are approximately 5 X higher than previously reported

computer-aided detection in mammograms shown to not improve the detection rate or the prognosis of breast cancer

computer-aided mammography results in increased biopsy rate, yet no improvement in invasive breast cancer detection seen.