Errors in cancer diagnosis put patients in harm's way
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...normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted or unneeded cells, is often defective in cancer cells, causing them to continue to thrive. Results of the study, abstract number LB-351, are being presented in the Late Breaking Session at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)...Health benefits, risks weighed for mammography in 40-something women
...breast cancer, whereas false positives may lead to unneeded invasive procedures. But the greatest uncertainty associated with mammography is the potential risk for radiation-induced breast cancer, according to the report. While the overall reduction in death from breast cancer during the 10 to 15 years of f...