Whole Network Most Recent TOP10 Diagnostics News Studies Treatment

 

Mammograms do not reduce mortality

Filed in archive Studies by kevin on July 19, 2005

breast_ribbon.jpg


A recently-released case control study failed to find a mortality benefit for mammograms:
A real-world look at the benefits of breast cancer screenings has turned up some dismaying news: Screening rates for women who died from the disease were no different from the screening rates of those who were cancer-free.

The U.S. researchers who conducted the study, however, hastened to add that women should not stop getting routine mammograms and clinical breast exams based on these findings.
Contrary to popular belieflinks, one cannot assume that all screening tests lead to a decrease in mortality. I like how the researchers try to explain their findings:
This new data comes from real-world situations, and Elmore believes one reason the results fall short of ideal is that the quality of community screenings is lower than those typically used in clinical trials.
Uh, not everyone has access to the resources in clinical trials. If anything, results based on community studies should be weighted more heavily, since they represent the tests the majority receive. (Doheny, "Study: Mammos May Not Halt Breast Cancer Deaths", Forbes, Jul.19)


Advertisement


Permalink: Mammograms do not reduce mortality
Tags: breast  cancer 

Trackback: http://www.creative-weblogging.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.pl/7800



Advertisement


Advertisement


CW ToolbarInstall
RSSrss   | See all blog subscribe options
Googlegoogle   |   What is RSS?
Yahoo!yahoo
AddthisAddThis Feed Button
BloglinesBloglines
Newsletter
Advertisement - Book yours here.

Use our search feature to look for other interesting posts

Just this blog Whole network
 
Advertisement
Book yours here.



  • Testimonials

  • 'Thanks, for a very interesting and informative Blog.'

    'Thanks for doing this; it's a terrific site.'

    'I don't know...but why I don't find such informative and profitable blogs so often, I suspect blogging world is becoming so small that we can't find such lucrative blogs like this one.'
Health & Medicine - Top Blogs Philippines
  • Other blogs in the same channel in the Creative Weblogging Network

Advertisement -
Book yours here..






Advertisement - Book yours here..
 
Tagcloud: Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Bacteria and Bacterial Infections Blog Carnivals Bone Health Cancer Cardiovascular Health Cases Consumer Alert Controversies Diabetes Diagnostics Diarrhea Diet Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Digestive Disorders Epilepsy Eye Health FDA Approvals Functional Foods Genetics HIV & AIDS Influenza Investigational Kid's Health Lung Conditions Lupus Medical Blogs & Blogging Medical Career Medical Devices Men's Health Mental Maladies Miscellany Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Disorders Nanotechnology Neurological Disorders News Obesity Opinion Oral Health Pain Management Parkinson's Disease Plants & Herbs Poison & Antidotes Pregnancy & Child Birth Psoriasis & Skin Diseases Sexual Health Sleep Disorders Sponsored Post Studies Treatment Tuberculosis Viruses and Viral Infection Weight Loss Women's Health