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Skipping First Breast Cancer Screening Has Long-Term Consequences

Skipping a screening mammogram at first eligibility significantly increased the risk of developing more advanced breast cancers and dying of breast cancer over the next 25 years, according to a large ...
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Skipping First Mammogram Screening Increases Long-Term Breast Cancer Mortality Risk

Nonparticipants had a higher likelihood of stage III (odds ratio [OR], 1.53) and stage IV cancer (OR, 3.61) compared with first-screening participants. HealthDay News — Women who do not participate in ...