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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003 95(20):1512-1513; doi:10.1093/jnci/djg066
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© 2003 Oxford University Press

COMMENTARY

Mammography Screening: Are Women Really Giving Informed Consent? (Countering the Counterpoint)

Cornelia J. Baines

Correspondence to: Cornelia J. Baines, MSc, MD, FACE, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, 12 Queen’s Park Cres. W., Rm. 401C, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8 (e-mail: cornelia.baines@utoronto.ca).

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Dr. Alfred Berg’s counterpoint is gracious and informative. I am grateful that he reinforces the often disregarded but currently best available version of the truth: in women younger than age 50 years, screening benefits take longer to become apparent and absolute benefits are smaller compared with older women. In Dr. Berg’s words, longer . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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