Breast cancer group accused of misleading statistics
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation is coming under fire for alleged misuse of statistics relating to a women's need for a mammogram to detect breast cancer. According to Dartmouth researchers,
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Aug 3, 2012, 7:58 PM
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Updated 4,285 days ago
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The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation is coming under fire for alleged misuse of statistics relating to a women's need for a mammogram to detect breast cancer.
According to Dartmouth researchers, the foundation is overstating the benefits of mammograms and ignoring the risks in a recent advertising campaign.
The research, published in the British Medical Journal, says that mammograms can trigger anxiety as well as expose patients to unnecessary radiation.
