A modeling study found that very small number of deaths averted from breast cancer may be eclipsed by cost and potential harms of overdiagnosis when annual mammography screening is extended past age 75 years.
Source: Medical Xpress
Model suggests extending annual mammography screening past age 75 may be cost-effective for some healthy older women
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