Recent Mammography Screening in Seniors Associated with 54 Percent Lower Risk of Later-Stage Diagnosis

Recent Mammography Screening in Seniors Associated with 54 Percent Lower Risk of Later-Stage Diagnosis

Source: diagnosticimaging.com

Seniors who had at least one prior screening mammography exam in the five years prior to breast cancer diagnosis were over a third less likely to die from breast cancer, according to new research.

Emerging research suggests that prior mammography screening within five years of breast cancer diagnosis for seniors significantly reduces the risks of later-stage diagnosis and breast cancer-specific mortality.
For the study, recently published in J… [4729 chars]

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