Dear Paul,In this week's excellent issue of the BMJ, we have some very good articles on the subject of breast screening.Two of them are by members of this Group, Fiona Godlee and Klim McPherson:
- Mammography wars
- Fiona Godlee
- Women in their 40s should not be screened for breast cancer, new Canadian guideline says
- Adrian O’Dowd
- Breast cancer screening review: We need scientific consensus founded on all the evidence
- Klim McPherson
- Breast cancer screening review: An appeal to Mike Richards
- Michael Baum
- Breast cancer screening review: What should women do in the meantime?
- Lesley J Fallowfield
Regards,AshFrom: Paul Elias <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, 24 November 2011, 17:14
Subject: New breast cancer screening guidelines released Canada_underscoring the need for decision making based on evidence
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-11/cmaj-nbc111611.php
Best,Paul E. Alexander