Mammograms save lives, research confirms Jun 29, 2011 Swedish
researchers have confirmed that mammograms can save lives,
according to a new report from ABC. The Swedish study looked at
more than 100,000 women, starting in 1977. "I think this study
indicates the absolute benefit of screening in terms of breast
cancer deaths prevented," Stephen Duffy, who was the lead author
of the study, and a professor at Queen Mary, University of
London, told the news source. The American Cancer Society
currently recommends that all women over the age of 40 have
yearly mammograms. However, there was a U.S. Preventive Services
Task Force report in 2009 that countered this recommendation.
Now, the Swedish study provides a clear recommendation for
mammograms for every woman. More than 200,000 women in the U.S.
are diagnosed each year with breast cancer, the second most
common cancer for women after skin cancer.