Risk-Based Mammography Screening: An Effort to Maximize the Benefits and Minimize the Harms

Two papers in this issue address mammography screening for women aged 40 to 49 years. van Ravesteyn and colleagues' comparative modeling study found that screening women in their 40s who have a 2-f...

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