Y -a- there potential risks to screening mammography
Yes, you must be aware of possible problems associated with screening mammography.
The mammograms do not always find cancer.
The mammograms are the majority of cancers, but may miss a few. If 100 women under the age of 50 with invasive breast cancer have a mammogram for the first time, cancer will appear on mammograms in about 70% of these women. The remaining 30 women will have a normal mammogram. So mammograms may miss cancers, and have a normal mammogram does not eliminate the presence of a cancer. The mammograms found more cancer in women over 50 years. If 100 women over the age of 50 with invasive breast cancer have a mammogram for the first time, cancer will appear on mammograms in about 85% of these women. The remaining 15 women will have a normal mammogram
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