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breast cancer mortality
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Drop in metastatic breast cancer mortality ‘greater than expected’
Between 1975 and 2019 breast cancer deaths dropped by 58% due to a combination of screening mammography and improved treatment. The US modelling study published in JAMA, 16th January 2024, found that by 2019 nearly one third of the decrease…
Regular mammography offers best insurance against dying from breast cancer
Women who regularly attend breast screening mammography have a reduced risk of breast cancer mortality. The Swedish study, Abstract R1-SSBR10, presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), held in Chicago, Illinois, 26–30 November, found…