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samboct -> RE: Rethink Breast Cancer!!! (10/11/2011 7:27:39 AM)
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Hi Lucy
I must admit, I'm a little grumbly about this stuff. While I wholeheartedly agree that we need more research in breast cancer, I think the science on self diagnosis has not shown it to be very useful- the rate of false positives is too high and it just leads to unnecessary fear and useless surgery. If a woman had a breast biopsy for every lump found, this might lead women to give up on the process as they get older and cancer becomes more of a probability. My guess, and its nothing more than that- is that this is a way to sell apps for a phone rather than a serious attempt to reduce breast cancer mortality. A far better use of dollars would be to fund better cancer diagnostics research,
Sam
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