Macmillan's Cancer Information Blog

  • Breast screening – to have or not to have it

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Breast screening certainly saves lives. It helps to diagnose breast cancer early, which we know improves the outcome of treatment. But is regular screening doing more harm than good? There’s varying opinion about breast screening – even among the experts – and this can be confusing for women who just want to do the best for their health.

    There’s been lots of talk in the media about the risks of breast…