Breast cancer screening controversy. (Round Up: Research).
The latest study on breast cancer screening has found that screening does save lives after all. The news has been welcomed by screening advocates as an end to two years of heated controversy. Researchers from Umea University found that there was a "modest" benefit from breast screening in all women
In a related development, according to a study by the Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer, eight out of nine women who develop breast cancer do not have an affected mother, sister or daughter. Although women who have first-degree relatives with a history of breast cancer are at increased risk, most will never develop it. (5)
(1.) Boseley S. Breast cancer 'really does save lives': Study hailed for ending two years of controversy over benefits. Guardian. 15 March 2002, p. 9.
(2.) Horton R. Screening mammography: an overview revisited [commentary]. Lancet 2001;358(20 October):1284-5.
(3.) Mayor S. Row over breast cancer screening shows that scientists bring "some subjectivity" into their work. BMJ 2001;323(27 October):956.
(4.) Olsen O, Gotzsche P. Cochrane review on screening for breast cancer with mammography. Lancet 2001;358(20 October):1340-2.
(5.) Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer. Familial breast cancer: collaborative analysis of individual data from 52 epidemiological studies including 58,209 women with breast cancer and 101,986 women without the disease. Lancet 2001;358(20 October):1389-99.
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