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- 06.29.11
Longest-ever mammography study finds more lives saved than expected
The longest-running screening mammography study in history, which followed women in Sweden for almost three decades, suggests it could prevent more deaths than previously thought and that these benefits increase with time. The results, published online Tuesday in the journal Radiology, add a new twist to a long-running debate on the effectiveness of screening.