Breast Cancer & the 5-Year Survival Rate Myth
Watching this video, you’ll know more than an estimated 97% of doctors about a critical concept called lead-time bias.
All Videos for Breast Cancer
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Women Deserve to Know the Truth About Mammograms
What do 9 in 10 women say they were never told about mammograms, even though they thought they had the right to know?
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Overtreatment of Stage 0 Breast Cancer DCIS
9 out of 10 women don’t realize that some breast cancers would never have caused any problems (or even become known in one’s lifetime). This is an issue ductal carcinoma in situ has brought to the fore.
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Understanding the Mammogram Paradox
The mammogram paradox is that women who are harmed the most are the ones who claim the greatest benefit.
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Can Mammogram Radiation Cause Breast Cancer?
What is the risk-benefit ratio of the cancers picked up by mammograms and the cancers caused by mammograms?
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Do Mammograms Hurt?
Excessive breast compression during mammography may not improve image quality and cause unnecessary pain.
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Consequences of False-Positive Mammogram Results
Odds are most women will get at least one false-positive mammogram, but thankfully most women who are called back for further testing of a suspicious mammogram finding do not end up having cancer after all.
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Do Mammograms Save Lives?
For every life saved by mammography, as many as 2 to 10 women are overdiagnosed, meaning turned into breast cancer patients unnecessarily, along with all the attendant harms of chemo, radiation, or surgery without the benefits.
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Should Women Get Mammograms Starting at Age 40?
Various health organizations offer clashing mammogram recommendations that range from annual mammograms starting at age 40 to eliminating routine mammograms altogether. Who should you trust?
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Mammogram Recommendations: Why the Conflicting Guidelines?
When women are fully informed about the risks and benefits of mammograms, 70% may choose not to get screened, but you may be in that 30%, and have a right to decide for yourself.
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9 out of 10 Women Misinformed About Mammograms
Most women are just being told what to do, rather than being given the facts necessary to make a fully-informed decision.
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Benefits of Nutritional Yeast for Cancer
How the beta glucan fiber in brewer’s, baker’s, and nutritional yeast can improve wound healing and, potentially, anti-cancer immunity.
