Navigation Links
Breast Cancer Charity Overstates Value of Mammograms: Researchers
Date:8/3/2012

By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The breast cancer charity that brought the world the pink ribbon exaggerates the benefits of mammography while minimizing its harms, researchers claim.

The organization in question is the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which stated in a 2011 advertisement that the five-year survival rate for breast cancer when caught early is 98 percent, while it is only 23 percent if not caught early.

"The survival statistics they present are eye-catching and compelling. They imply that a woman would be crazy and irresponsible if they didn't go for screening," said Dr. Steve Woloshin, co-author of the article challenging the charity. "But the statistics are deceptive."

According to Woloshin's commentary, which appears online Aug. 2 in the BMJ, a woman in her 50s who goes for regular mammograms for 10 years will only cut her chance of dying by a fraction of a percentage point -- for every 10,000 women who are screened 7 deaths will be prevented.

The reason for the discrepancy?

Survival statistics calculate how long a woman lives only after diagnosis, the researchers explained.

If 100 women were diagnosed with breast cancer after feeling a lump at age 67 and all died three years later at the age of 70, the five-year survival rate would be 0 percent.

But, if the cancers were detected by mammography when the women were 64 and they still died at the age of 70, the five-year survival would be 100 percent.

Komen also minimizes the harms that can come from over-screening, according to the article.

For every woman whose life is saved by mammography, between two and 10 women are overdiagnosed, meaning they are told they have cancer when they do not and end up going through unnecessary treatment.

And up to half of women who are screened every year for a decade receive at least one false positive, meaning they have to
'/>"/>

Copyright©2012 ScoutNews,LLC.
All rights reserved  

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related medicine news :

1. Breast Cancer Drug Duo Wins Out in Study
2. Drug combo better for common type of metastatic breast cancer, UCI-led study finds
3. Spouses of breast cancer survivors hold on to hope
4. Study identifies barriers to breast health care in Pakistan
5. Research identifies a promising new therapeutic target for aggressive breast cancer
6. Mayo Clinic: Drug duo turns on cancer-fighting gene in kidney, breast cancers
7. Computational analysis identifies drugs to treat drug-resistant breast cancer
8. Breast cancer patients who lack RB gene respond better to neoadjuvant chemotherapy
9. Researchers find driver of breast cancer stem cell metastasis
10. Moms HIV Drugs May Pass to Baby in Womb, Breast-Feeding
11. FDA Gives Nod to New Breast Cancer Drug
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
Related Image:
Breast Cancer Charity Overstates Value of Mammograms: Researchers  
(Date:5/22/2013)... Boise, ID (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 ... us. This Memorial Day (May 27, 2013) Bodybuilding.com will be ... regardless of the amount. , “We are extremely grateful ... in the Armed Forces,” said Ryan DeLuca, CEO and founder ... nations heroes who have sacrificed so much. Hire Heroes USA ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... ARBORA University of Michigan study challenges previous research ... Baseball. , The study, a collaboration between researchers ... Florida, looks deeper into the controversial argument over ... strikes for pitchers of the same race. It ... said Jason Winfree, associate professor of sport management ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... 22, 2013 Award Presented at the ... press release here: http://bit.ly/13DkFfk , Merrill Corporation ... “Information Management Product/Service of the Year” at the 7th ... The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. , ... room (VDR) solution that optimizes the due diligence ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... Space Girl Organics is excited to ... weekend's I Talk to Strangers Miracle Run/Walk . The ... Riverside Park in Cocoa, FL. The event aims to “create ... social movement. , As a sponsor, Space Girl Organics is ... the event. Additionally, they are providing bananas for runners and ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... Go Classy the Original Nudist Travel Agent and ... newest website http://www.Desire-Mexico.com . The seductively liberating couples ... have become the premier Nudist and Lifestyle Vacation destination. ... while allowing you to enjoy a deluxe all inclusive ... / Caribbean-Hideaways. He goes on to say "Desire Resorts ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:In the Spirit of Memorial Day, Bodybuilding.com is Donating a Portion of Their Sales to Hire Heroes 2Health News:U-M study challenges notion that umpires call more strikes for pitchers of same race 2Health News:Merrill DataSite New Press Release: Merrill DataSite® Virtual Data Room Honored as “Information Management Product/Service of the Year” 2Health News:Merrill DataSite New Press Release: Merrill DataSite® Virtual Data Room Honored as “Information Management Product/Service of the Year” 3Health News:Space Girl Organics to Sponsor May 25 Miracle Run/Walk 2Health News:Go Classy Tours Announces the Launch of Their Newest Website for Desire Resorts Located in Mexico Clothing Optional/Aunaturel Resorts a Lovers Paradise 2
... genetically modified maize developed by U.S. biotech giant Monsanto, ... developed liver and kidney problems. ,Greenpeace said ... the journal Archives of Environmental Contamination and Technology showed ... showed "signs of toxicity" in the liver and kidneys. ...
... an eye each allegedly due to medical neglect after ... were to blame because they had not taken adequate ... cataract operation camp at the government hospital at Bhabanipatna ... operated upon, all above 60 years. ,Six ...
... The Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL), a leading Indian pharmaceutical firm, ... all-in-one polypill// for heart problems on 250 patients in the ... put it in the market by the end of this ... for dilating arteries, relaxing heart muscles, removing excess water and ...
... casein proteins reduced the development of eczema by 33 ... ,"The 3-year results of this large-scale, prospective, randomized, ... for [atopic dermatitis] AD but not for early asthma ... high risk for allergic diseases," wrote lead author Andrea ...
... in Britain indicates that the salt intake of the Britishers has ... Health experts opine that cardiac arrests and strokes can be prevented ... the report, there is a decrease of salt consumption from 9.5g ... cut down their salt intake from 11g to 10.2g while in ...
... London have shown how the brain makes sense of speech ... a crowd. // The research suggests that various regions of ... hears, but that when the speech is completely incomprehensible, the ... was intended to simulate the everyday experience of people who ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:Hydrolysed Casein Formula may Slash Eczema in Infants 2Health News:Making Sense of the World Through a Cochlear Implant 2
(Date:5/22/2013)... 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- World markets are constantly changing ... trends and events, companies now need a global ... industry is headed next, so that they can ... http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/CG19099 ) Global Information Inc ... GlobalData, offer decision makers and executives integrated business ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... , May 22, 2013  Viral hepatitis is an asymptomatic ... percent of those with hepatitis C are unaware they have ... and Awareness Day in the U.S. House of Representatives will ... Rayburn Foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building in ... Association for the Study of Liver Diseases ( AASLD ) ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... N.Y. , May 22, 2013  The Leukemia ... million to Valor Biotherapeutics, LLC, a joint venture ... pre-clinical development, manufacturing, and a Phase I clinical trial ... poor outcomes faced by many patients with indolent lymphomas ... Valor,s protein, IGN002, is a new ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Adapt, React, Evolve: Staying Ahead in the Breast Cancer Gene Testing, Solar Energy, and Oil & Gas Markets with Reliable Analytics and Actionable Insights from GlobalData's 700 Market Analysts 2Adapt, React, Evolve: Staying Ahead in the Breast Cancer Gene Testing, Solar Energy, and Oil & Gas Markets with Reliable Analytics and Actionable Insights from GlobalData's 700 Market Analysts 3Adapt, React, Evolve: Staying Ahead in the Breast Cancer Gene Testing, Solar Energy, and Oil & Gas Markets with Reliable Analytics and Actionable Insights from GlobalData's 700 Market Analysts 4Hepatitis Awareness: Bringing Attention to a Silent Epidemic 2The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Valor Biotherapeutics and ImmunGene Create Partnership to Advance Novel Therapy for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients 2The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Valor Biotherapeutics and ImmunGene Create Partnership to Advance Novel Therapy for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients 3The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Valor Biotherapeutics and ImmunGene Create Partnership to Advance Novel Therapy for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients 4
... 2007 - Rexahn,Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB:RXHN), a ... commercialization of,innovative treatments for cancer, central nervous ... needs, today announced,that Dr. John Marshall, Principal ... Company's lead cancer compound RX-0201 (Archexin),will present ...
... Clinical Trials for Organ Transplantation, HORSHOLM, Denmark, May ... I clinical results for,its transplantation product candidate, LCP-Tacro ... organ transplantation. , Today LifeCycle Pharma A/S (OMX:LCP) ... program of LCP-Tacro, a,proprietary, once-daily tacrolimus tablet. , ...
Cached Medicine Technology:LifeCycle Pharma Announces Positive Phase I Clinical Results for,its Transplantation Product Candidate, LCP-Tacro 2LifeCycle Pharma Announces Positive Phase I Clinical Results for,its Transplantation Product Candidate, LCP-Tacro 3
... national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader ... offers an extensive test menu of highly ... and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University ... than half of the nation's university teaching ...
... is a national reference laboratory and a ... development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu ... in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by ... include more than half of the nation's ...
... reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in ... an extensive test menu of highly complex ... anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of ... half of the nation's university teaching hospitals ...
... national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader ... offers an extensive test menu of highly ... and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University ... than half of the nation's university teaching ...
Medicine Products: