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Romla
8 years agoMember
Breast Density Workshop Adelaide papers online
https://www.informd.org.au/workshop.html Hi all Here are some of the papers from the workshop - some are not available eg Jennifer Stone on WA as research project as yet unpublished.The one’s I f...
Romla
8 years agoMember
@Sister one of the reasons they don’t screen below 50 is most have dense breasts when younger making mammograms difficult to diagnose breast cancer on younger people.Breat Density diminishes with age.
To me the fundamental issue appeared to be increased burden on the public purse that more advanced screening would impose and possibly medical fear of litigation if breast density measurement lacks uniform and objective accuracy.
To me the fundamental issue appeared to be increased burden on the public purse that more advanced screening would impose and possibly medical fear of litigation if breast density measurement lacks uniform and objective accuracy.