Women with dense breasts are considered at a higher risk of developing breast cancer, in part because their tumors can be …
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Breast Cancer Screening: How Komen Oversold the Benefits of Mammography
The breast cancer advocacy group, Susan G. Komen for the Cure — which famously introduced the world to the pink ribbon — used misleading statistics in an advertising campaign to overstate the benefits of mammography, while …
Study: For Some Women in their 40s, Routine Mammograms May Be Worth the Risks
The mammogram debate was reignited this week with two new studies suggesting that routine breast cancer screening may benefit women in their 40s if they have certain risk factors.
Public Backlash Spurs Komen to Renew Ties with Planned Parenthood
Facebook and Twitter helped stir up public outcry over Planned Parenthood’s loss of funding from Komen.
Planned Parenthood Responds to Komen Reversal
Planned Parenthood thanks supporters who publicly criticized Komen’s decision to stop funding the group.
How Will Komen’s Split with Planned Parenthood Affect Women’s Health?
Will women be left without breast cancer screening services, now that Susan G. Komen for the Cure has stopped funding Planned Parenthood?
Study: Mammograms Lead to Many False-Positive Results
In 2009, a government advisory group sent women and their doctors into a frenzy when it rolled back recommendations for annual breast cancer screening for most women. Saying that routine mammograms could potentially do more harm …
Does a New Mammogram Study Affect Screening Guidelines?
In women’s ongoing dilemma over when to start routine mammogram screening for breast cancer, a large new, longitudinal study may add a wrinkle.
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