Can a mammogram save my life? Mammograms -- X-ray pictures of the breasts -- are a valuable but imperfect tool for detecting breast cancer. The death rate from breast cancer has dropped dramatically in the last 20 or 30 years, but most of that progress is due to better treatments, not mammograms. While a mammogram can definitely uncover hidden cancers, recent research suggests that the X-rays don'...

• Chris Woolston, M.S.
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• March 11, 2013
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• • Cancer: Breast Cancer: Misc. Mammography Women's Problems: Misc.