Response to: “[Miller’s] Response to: ‘Beyond the mammography debate: a moderate perspective’” (Yaffe) Ovarian Cancer and Us OVARIAN CANCER and US Ovarian Cancer and Us

Response to: “[Miller’s] Response to: ‘Beyond the mammography debate: a moderate perspective’” | Yaffe | Current Oncology

......Mammography screening has limitations. They include reduced sensitivity in some women, including those with very dense breasts, recalls of some women without cancer for further imaging and, occasionally, needle biopsy. Certainly, some screen-detected breast cancers, mainly ductal carcinoma in situ (and probably some self-detected cancers) are overtreated. But to assert that screening does not reduce breast cancer deaths—not to mention allow for less use of some of the debilitating, aggressive therapies necessary for women with advanced disease—is a fringe opinion at odds with the evidence and global expert opinion. Furthermore, it is an irresponsible message to convey to women and their health care providers.

Author Affiliations

Imaging Research, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Departments of Medical Biophysics and Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Smarter Imaging Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario.

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