Senate HELP Subcommittee Will Assess Value of Screening Mammograms
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The American College of Radiology plans to submit testimony to the Senate HELP/Public Health Subcommittee countering recent claims that mammography does not contribute to breast cancer mortality reduction
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