Study raises questions about value of breast cancer biopsies
Clip: 3/18/2015 | 5m
Hari Sreenivasan learns more from lead author Dr. Joann Elmore.
Breast biopsies are good for accurately diagnosing invasive cancerous cells, but are less accurate when it comes to finding other abnormalities, according to a new study. This means many women may receive unnecessarily aggressive treatment. Hari Sreenivasan learns more about the findings from lead author Dr. Joann Elmore of the University of Washington.
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Study raises questions about value of breast cancer biopsies
Clip: 3/18/2015 | 5m
Breast biopsies are good for accurately diagnosing invasive cancerous cells, but are less accurate when it comes to finding other abnormalities, according to a new study. This means many women may receive unnecessarily aggressive treatment. Hari Sreenivasan learns more about the findings from lead author Dr. Joann Elmore of the University of Washington.
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