Breast Screening 'False Alarms' Linked With Increased Cancer Risk

Breast Screening 'False Alarms' Linked With Increased Cancer Risk

A new study suggests "false alarms" in breast cancer screenings might not be so benign after all. A Danish study of more than 58,000 women found those who had false positive mammograms had a 67 percent higher risk of developing breast cancer later in life compared with women who had negative mammograms.

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