Study says ten percent of breast cancers are 'over diagnose

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newsReporter Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:22 am	Post subject: Study says ten percent of breast cancers are 'over diagnose A mammogram each year or even half-yearly as a part of getting a routine check-up is all fine, but there is a 10 percent risk of being diagnosed with breast tumors that would otherwise never progress enough to cause significant problems, according to a report by Swedish researchers in the March 4 edition of the British Medical Journal. Read more... Source: The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Health News The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters on the drug industry, health, fitness and medicine

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