Study: Breast cancer screening reduces deaths by 28%
New research suggests breast cancer screening reduces the number of deaths from the disease by 28%.
Breast scan 'still the best method' for detecting cancer
Mammograms are "still the best method" modern medicine has for early detection of breast cancer and giving patients the best chance of beating it, a health expert told Good Morning Britain.
Dr Sarah Rawlings from Breakthrough Breast Cancer urged women to continue to have regular checks, despite research suggesting mammograms only prevent one death in every 368 patients who are screened.
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