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Keyword: screening mammography, In portal: Breast Cancer
Relevance: Medium
Strength of Science: Medium-Low
Study : Breast cancers can disappear without treatment: fact or fiction?
Relevance: Medium
Strength of Science: Medium-Low
Most relevant for: Women with abnormal mammograms
Previous studies and news headlines have reported that it is possible for breast cancers to regress or disappear on their own. Is this true? The authors of the current research study show that of 479 untreated breast cancers detected by screening mammography, none regressed or spontaneously disappeared on their own. (9/7/17)
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Relevance: Medium
Strength of Science: Medium
Research Timeline: Post Approval
Study : Do physicians recommend breast cancer screenings based on guidelines?
Relevance: Medium
Strength of Science: Medium
Research Timeline: Post Approval
Most relevant for: Women at average risk for breast cancer
Several guidelines help physicians decide when a woman should begin screening for breast cancer and how often she should be screened. However, are these guidelines put into use in the clinic? (8/8/17)
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