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With Breast Cancer Screening, Doing Something Better Than Doing Nothing?

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Doctors and medical organizations often advise that past a certain age, older adults can forgo various screening tests for cancer. But many patients, no matter how old or sick they may be, are reluctant to abandon tests they’ve long been … Continue reading →

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The False Negative: How Dense Breast Tissue May Cause Mammography Underdiagnosis

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

The underdiagnosis of mammography because of dense breast tissue – a false negative, resulting in an advanced breast cancer diagnosis – is barely mentioned by the medical community as a harm. It’s a breast cancer diagnosis that occurs not because … Continue reading →

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