Mammography Screening : One of the Greatest Controversies in HealthCare

The most effective way to decrease women’s risk of becoming a breast cancer patient is to avoid attending screening says Peter Gøtzsche

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Peter Gøtzsche discusses his disputes with the Cochrane Breast Cancer Group

” The most effective way to decrease women’s risk of becoming a breast cancer patient is to avoid attending screening. Mammography screening is one of the greatest controversies in healthcare, and the extent to which some scientists have sacrificed sound scientific principles in order to arrive at politically acceptable results in their research is extraordinary. In contrast, neutral observers increasingly find that the benefit has been much oversold and that the harms are much greater than previously believed. ”

Peter Gøtzsche, writer of Mammography Screening: Truth, Lies and Controversy, invites you to read a Free chapter from his book:
Publication of entire Cochrane review obstructed for 5 years

More about Breast Cancer – Mammograms – Overdiagnosis – Screening.

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