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The Mammogram Controversy in 2 Charts

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The first chart, from the big new British Medical Journal study released this week, shows why many researchers are now questioning the benefits of regular mammograms for most women: at every point along the curve, the death rates from breast cancer are virtually the same whether a woman had mammograms or not. The second chart, on mammogram spending in the U.S., comes from The New Republic.

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