Regular mammograms do not save breast cancer

The annual survey of women for signs of breast cancer did not reduce overall mortality from this disease. To such a disappointing conclusion reached by researchers from Canada.

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For 25 years, researchers from the University of Toronto have seen the effectiveness of the annual   mammograms Conducted in women aged 40 to 59 years. It turned out that the use of the most advanced techniques did not reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer in this group compared with those patients who went through more traditional palpation, and other techniques.

It turned out also that in 22% of cases diagnosed breast cancer   After a mammogram was placed incorrectly. There was a so-called overdiagnosis - false medical report of a subject has a disease or its complications, which are actually absent or less pronounced than indicated in the conclusion. That is one-fifth of all patients referred for a dangerous and traumatic treatment that they are not required.

Total to the attention of Canadian scientists got more than 89 thousand women, some of whom went through the annual mammograms And often check in other ways. During the 25 years from 3250 women held through mammograms, and 3133 from the second group were diagnosed breast cancer . Died from the disease, respectively, 500 and 505 women in both groups.

"Our findings support the view of some experts that the need for regular mammograms should be revised, - says study author Dr. Anthony Miller. - Initially, regular mammograms was aimed at reducing mortality from breast cancer, as they can be used to find Small tumors are not detected by palpation. We believe that the specialized knowledge of women about the mechanisms of the disease, early diagnosis and treatment is necessary to continue to perfect, but the annual mammograms does not give effect to that originally expected. " (READ MORE)

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