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Longest Trial Ever Confirms Mammograms' Benefits
Mammography screening reduces breast cancer deaths even more than most experts have long believed, according to a new, large-scale Swedish trial.In a study with a follow-up of nearly three decades -- the longest ever -- the researchers found that the benefits of the screenings become clearer as the decades roll on.In fact, most of the benefits occur more than 10 years after mammography begins, and the screenings prevent far more breast cancer deaths than other, shorter studies have found, the report indicated."The big news is that if one considers the long-term effects on breast cancer mortality, the absolute benefit of screening in terms of number of lives saved is considerably greater than previously thought," said lead author Stephen W. Duffy, professor of cancer screening at Queen Mary, University of London.
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Source: HealthDay

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Negative Effects From Revised Mammography Recommendation For Women, Ages 40-49
Two new studies reveal that the United States Preventative Services Task Force's (USPSTF) recommendation to no longer screen women ages 40-49 for breast cancer using mammograms has begun to negatively affect the number of yearly mammograms performed in this age group and thus decrease the benefits of early detection.

After the USPSTF delivered their recommendations in November 2009, researchers at the University of Colorado saw a significant drop in mammograms in women in the 40-49 age range. "In the nine months after the guidelines, we saw 205 fewer women in the 40-49 age group than we did the previous year," says Dr. Lara Hardesty, lead researcher for this study...
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Source: Medical News Today