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Routine mammograms do not save lives: The research is clear
The Conversation, October 1, 2017Online
URL: https://theconversation.com/routine-mammograms-do-not-save-lives-the-research-is-clear-84110
As breast cancer awareness month kicks off, all women should know something: there is no reliable evidence that routine mammograms for healthy women save lives.
Biography
Anne Kearney is a qualified mindfulness teacher (www.mindfulness-for-all.net) and a retired professor of Nursing . Her primary two areas of research include breast screening effectiveness, particularly population-based mammography screening, and the worklife of nurses. Other roles at Memorial University included Director of the Centre for Nursing Studies, Co-director of the Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education, and Principal of an Atlantic-wide graduate program in applied health services research. She has served on a number of local, provincial, national, and international boards of directors, primarily related to cancer.