Breast screening women in their 40s 'could save lives'

Breast screening women in their 40s 'could save lives' Screening women for breast cancer from their 40s rather than their 50s could save lives without adding to the diagnosis of harmless cancers, a UK study has found.

The research was based on 160,000 women from England, Scotland and Wales, followed up for around 23 years. BBC News

See also:

• Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality (UK Age trial): final results of a randomised, controlled trial (open access) The Lancet Oncology