Women are less likely to return for additional breast cancer screening after receiving a false-positive mammogram result, according to a study published Sept. 3 in the American College of Physicians' Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Minnesota has the lowest breast cancer screening recall rate, while New York's rate is about six times higher, according to CMS data.
The NIH National Cancer Institute has released its annual "Cancer Trends Progress Report."
The NIH National Cancer Institute has released its annual "Cancer Trends Progress Report."
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