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Women less likely to screen for breast cancer over false-positive mammograms
Updated On: 03 September, 2024 12:37 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
While early detection of breast cancer via mammograms is crucial for better treatment outcomes, false positive results are likely to deter women from further screenings
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While early detection of breast cancer via mammograms -- an x-ray scan -- is crucial for better treatment outcomes, false positive results, meaning which do not result in a cancer diagnosis, are likely to deter women from further screenings, according to a study.
Researchers from the University of California-Davis in the US said that abnormal findings on mammograms can lead to women being recalled for additional imaging and biopsies, many of which turn out to be false positives.
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