Cancer of the breast: mass screening by mammography is not justified
Colin, C.
Revue Medicale de Liege 53(4): 212-213
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-629X PMID: 9641016 Document Number: 493632
Mass mammographic screening for breast cancer is, for some, obviously beneficial. For others, it is not justified in countries like ours and could even entail deleterious consequences. This "controversy" exposes the views and justifications pro and contra.
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