Blood tests, with no radiation hazard, may replace mammograms
Mammogram problems A recent study in the British Medical Journal
suggested mammograms may actually increase the risk of breast
cancer in young women with a mutated BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene due to
the radiation exposure. False positives (where the test
incorrectly shows breast cancer) and false negatives (where it
fails to detect breast cancer) are also not uncommon Blood tests
may replace mammograms Telegraph (Sydney) Leanne Hudson January
19, 2013 SCIENTISTS are investigating a more accurate, less
invasive test for breast cancer. Baring your breasts in front of
strangers and having your flesh uncomfortably pressed between
two pieces of plastic – a procedure commonly known as a
mammogram – is the standard test for breast cancer In future,
all you may need to do is have a simple blood test. - A study
funded by Cancer Research UK is examining whether a blood test
can be used to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages.It
involves comparing DNA in the b