Mammography breast cancer screening reduces death rates significantly in the long-term, researchers report in the journal Radiology. A large-scale Swedish trial found that for the benefits to be appreciated, studies need to evaluate screening over the very long term. Professor of cancer screening at Queen Mary, University of London, Stephen W. Duffy, M.Sc., said: "Mammographic screening confers a substantial relative and absolute reduction in breast cancer mortality risk in the long-term. For every 1,000 to 1,500 mammograms, one breast cancer death is prevented...
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