Breast Cancer Study Raises Questions

A new federally-funded study, in The Annals of Internal Medicine, might spur debate about breast cancer screenings and how often women should get them.

FOX News Radio’s Lisa Brady reports:

This latest study does not dive into the recent controversy over when to start mammograms, but it does raise questions about getting a mammogram every year.

The study finds that among women ages 40-59, screened each year for a decade, as many as 61% will be called back at least once for additional tests that end up NOT showing breast cancer.  Screenings every other year cut that false alarm rate to 42%, but can slightly increase the risk of finding late-stage cancer.

Lisa Brady, FOX News Radio.