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Screening Mammography for Women 40 to 49 Years of Age: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the Americ
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http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/146/7/511
Submitted by krishna 12 months, 3 days, 4 hours ago
Screening mammography probably reduces breast cancer mortality in women 40 to 49 years of age modestly. However, the reduction in this age group is smaller than that in women 50 years of age or older, is subject to greater uncertainty about the exact reduction in risk, and comes with the risk for potential harms (such as false-positive and false-negative results, exposure to radiation, discomfort, and anxiety). Because of the variation in benefits and harms associated with screening mammography
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