Following article is very informative regarding the implications of Mammography in Breast Cancer.. It is from Medscape and the link to the whole article is given below.. "Excluding cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in the United States, accounting for 1 of every 3 cancers diagnosed. A woman's chance of developing invasive breast cancer at some time in her life is approximately 1 in 8 (12%).
It is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality among women in the United States. Because of early detection, intervention, and postoperative treatment, breast cancer mortality has been decreasing. The use of mammography for screening has largely contributed to early detection, although its use has resulted in a minor increase in the number of in situ cancers detected....." http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/346529-overview#showall
