Breast cancer has high 'overdiagnosis' rate: study

Friday, July 10, 2009 - 13:28 in Health & Medicine

One in three breast cancers detected by mammogram screening programs may be treated needlessly because it is unlikely to be life-threatening, researchers said Friday.

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