The Cancer Screening Test That's Being Overused (And The One That's Not Being Used Enough)

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The Cancer Screening Test That's Being Overused (And The One That's Not Being Used Enough)

<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/10/cancer-screening-test-overuse-mammogram-colonoscopy_n_5481571.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l6v8RdAjAz8nf2BE4OhPBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/resize/200x200/http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1846313/original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Cancer Screening Test That's Being Overused (And The One That's Not Being Used Enough)" align="left" title="The Cancer Screening Test That's Being Overused (And The One That's Not Being Used Enough)" border="0" /></a>By Bahar Gholipour, Staff Writer Published: 06/10/2014 10:57 AM EDT on LiveScience There seems to be a mismatch between the cancer screening tests that people actually undergo and what experts recommend, doctors say. Mammograms for breast cancer screening are overused, because some women are not aware of the newest guidelines, whereas a lower than expected percentage of people undergo colonoscopy as recommended. Two studies presented last weekend at the meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology in Chicago highlighted the contrasts between these two cancer screening tests. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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