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    schweppes: I think this is more about "giving patients all the information" - - - I think a lot of times, the second people hear the C-word, it's sirens blaring... more »
    morninggloria: Men will look for any excuse to handle breasts. The other day, it was "whoops, the train stopped abruptly and my hand brushed them." What's it going... more »
    hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE: Doctors can distinguish between the two if they take a biopsy, then view the cells under a microscope. Many doctors will send a sample out to a lab t... more »
    andBegorrah: "Doctors say metastasizing cells just being emotional." more »
    lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black: This is clearly evidence that government run breast cancer screenings are dangerous and causing untold unnecessary suffering. Thus, government should... more »
    Triphena: I know chemo, radiation, etc. is awful, but all the same, if I've got any sort of cancer, TREAT THAT SHIT, YO. more »
    jonesy: I am a biomedical scientist working in pathology, dealing with breast FNAs, WLEs and mastectomies. This subject has been much discussed today in the ... more »
    Penny: It's not "unnecessary" if the doctor cannot distinguish between dangerous and non-dangerous cancer. more »
    LadyFabulous: So, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't cancer dangerous, period? What is a non-threatening cancer exactly? more »
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    Some Doctors Claim Breast Cancer Is Overtreated

    A study of breast cancer trends in countries with government-run screening found one in three breast cancer patients are treated unnecessarily. Screenings sometimes detect slow-growing cancers that wouldn't cause symptoms, but doctors can't distinguish between dangerous and non-threatening cancers. [AP]