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<text id=93TT1110>
<title>
Mar. 08, 1993: Unreliable Breast Test
</title>
<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Mar. 08, 1993 The Search for the Tower Bomber
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
THE WEEK, Page 21
HEALTH & SCIENCE
Unreliable Breast Test
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<body>
<p>In younger women, mammograms don't seem to prevent cancer deaths
</p>
<p> Should women under 50 have mammograms to detect breast cancer?
The National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society
say yes--every year or two. But a Canadian study last year
seemed to say no, and an accumulation of new research supports
that conclusion. While older women benefit from the specialized
X-ray procedure--those who have mammograms are less likely
to die of breast cancer than those who don't--there appears
to be no difference in mortality for younger women. Mammograms
may be much less likely to detect incipient tumors in younger
women because their breast tissue is denser, making the X rays
harder to read.
</p>
<p> In light of the new evidence, the cancer establishment is reconsidering
its guidelines. Meanwhile, doctors are urged to give all the
facts to women under 50 and let them decide what to do.
</p>
</body>
</article>
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