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

nice review on the evidence surrounding mammograms

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

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

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.

salivary cortisol testing used to evaluate stress response in breast cancer survivors