Mammograms Lower Breast Cancer Death Rate

Mammograms contributed to between 28% and 65% of the sharp decrease in breast cancer deaths that occurred among U.S. women from 1990 to 2000, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Citation: Berry, D.A., et al. Effect of Screening and Adjuvant Therapy on Mortality from Breast Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. Volume 353 (17) :1784-1792 October 27, 2005.