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Confirmed: Breast Screenings Cause More Harm Than Good

Confirmed: Breast Screenings Cause More Harm Than Good

A study published in the British Medical Journal confirms an earlier, highly controversial finding by the Cochrane Database Review (2009), which concluded that breast screenings are likely causing more harm than good.1

Published last month (Dec. 2011) and titled "Possible net harms of breast cancer screening: updated modeling of Forrest report," its authors concluded:  "This analysis supports the claim that the introduction of breast cancer screening might have caused net harm for up to 10 years after the start of screening."

New Breast Cancer Screening Requirement Misleads Women

 

The latest news coverage on breast cancer screening overlooks critical issues, conflating cancer risk with mortality and failing to address the harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

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PTSD: Pointing the Bone at Cancer Patients

New research confirms your doctors -- and your beliefs about them -- have incredible power over your health destiny (if you let them).

Awareness of the inextricable connection between body, mind, and emotions is an aspect of good health that is still foreign to many individuals.

Reclassifying DCIS: A Groundbreaking Shift in Breast Cancer Diagnosis After Over a Decade of Advocacy


Originally published on www.sayerji.substack.com

For over a decade, GreenMedInfo has championed the classification of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) as something other than cancer, standing firm against the tide of overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

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Study: Many Breast Tumors Will Spontaneously Regress

A groundbreaking study published in The Lancet Oncology shows for the first time that many screen-detected invasive breast tumors spontaneously regress when undiagnosed and untreated

The study investigated the natural history of breast cancers detected in the Swedish mammography screening program between 1986 to 1990, involving 650,000 women.

Study: Women in Their 40s Prefer to Delay Mammography Screening When Informed of Real Risks

A groundbreaking study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has revealed a significant preference among women in their 40s to delay mammography screening when provided with comprehensive information about its benefits and risks. This research challenges recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and underscores the importance of informed consent in healthcare decisions.1

Study Overview and Key Findings