Women who turn 40 are encouraged to undergo annual mammography screenings, and this practice remains popular among menopausal women. But do they help reduce breast cancer at all? No, according to a new research, the latest in a series of studies that question the value of breast X-rays. A research in the British Medical Journal published February 11 showed mammogram screenings have “absolutely no benefit in terms of reduction of [cancer] deaths.” Various government and non-government medical institutions recommend that women go through such tests when they turn 40. The latest study is not expected to change policy although “it will enliven an already heated debate over screening,” says the Los Angeles Times.
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