Breast Cancer Care comment on research from Duffy et al which claims that twice as many lives are saved by routine breast screening than are overdiagnosed

Emma Pennery, Clinical Director at Breast Cancer Care, said:

“From the number of calls we receive to our helpline, we know that the ongoing debate around the effectiveness of screening can cause confusion and anxiety for women.

“This robust study clearly reinforces that screening remains an effective option for detecting breast cancers, and challenges previous estimates of the number of women who are overdiagnosed as a result of breast screening.

“We urge women to continue to accept regular invitations to screening and would encourage them to be breast aware between appointments, reporting any unusual changes to their GP as soon as possible.”

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