Study: US Spends $4B a Year from False-Positive Mammograms and Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis

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By Dr. Mercola


By Dr. Mercola

A mammogram, which is an x-ray of your breasts, is offered by conventional medicine as the best “prevention” strategy for breast cancer. The idea is that by detecting potential cancer early on, it is easier to treat and therefore should be less dangerous and, ultimately, less deadly.

Unfortunately, this theory is flawed for several reasons, including the fact that it does not account for the risks of the screening itself. Mammography is not an innocuous risk-free test.

As an x-ray, mammography exposes you to ionizing radiation that can cause cancer. Perhaps even worse, its rate …read more

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