Dr. Ermelinda Bonaccio, Clinical Chief of Breast Imaging at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, comments on a recent journal study on breast cancer overdiagnosis among patients who had mammograms. Dr. Bonaccio addresses some of the challenges in assessing overdiagnosis, or diagnosis of cancers that are not likely to significantly impact a patient, and summarizes the prevailing medical evidence on effectiveness of mammography
Mammography and Overdiagnosis: An Expert Responds
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