The banner statement (…screening to prevent…) is also misguiding because a screening cannot prevent anything, but only detect.
In order to prevent breast cancer to happen, steps must be taken before a screening detects anything… or it’s another story…
BC Action brochure – ©2014 – provides information about routine screening mammography for women at average risk of breast cancer who do not have a significant family history of breast cancer, have not been diagnosed with breast cancer, and have no other known risk factors.
- USES OF MAMMOGRAPHY
- THE FALSE PROMISE OF EARLY DETECTION
- RISK ASSESSMENT
- UNDERSTANDING THE HARMS OF SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY
- WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Should I Get a Mammogram? Understanding the Harms and Benefits of Routine Breast Cancer Screening: download and print a PDF.
A mammogram screening detected my breast cancer and as a result, I had a mastectomy and chemo which DID save my life… So, in my opinion, the mammogram did prevent an early death for me.
Very glad to hear that, and thank you very much for sharing your story Cubby.
I was in my sixties when I was sceened for rountine breast cancer. It save my life as I developed breast cancer within two years to both breast followed by a double masectomy
Very glad to hear it has “helped” you somehow, and thank you very much for sharing your story Valerie.