Today marks the start of breast cancer awareness week and with that in mind there's a new study out looking at the effectiveness of mammography along with ultrasound. The short answer is YES, it does find more cancers BUT it also yields more False positives meaning you may have a few days of worry or extra testing.
If you want to check out the entire study check out:
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/533827/?sc=dwtr
Monday, October 1
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