Mary Wright, MD, Associate Professor & Director, Breast Center, Section of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, discusses the mammography and its impact on the diagnosis of breast cancer.

References and Resources
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Mayor S. Five year survival rate of women whose cancer is detected by screening has risen to 96.4%. BMJ. 2008 Jun 21;336(7658):1398-9.

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