The debate over the precise number of women saved by breast screening should not distract people from the fact that it saves lives, say experts from Cancer Research UK. Responding to an article in the journal BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making questioning benefits of breast screening, Cancer Research UK's chief clinician and senior epidemiologist both pointed out that thousands of lives had been saved since the screening programme was introduced.

Women who believe mammograms will save their lives may be overestimating the benefits, two experts said in what is sure to be a controversial report published on Wednesday. Drs. John and James Keen says fewer than 5 percent of all women whose breast tumors can be detected through screening actually have their lives saved by a mammogram.

Percutaneous US-guided Radiofrequency Ablation with Dedicated Cool-Tip Radiofrequency System can induce complete tumor necrosis in small invasive breast carcinomas irrespective of the glandular pattern of the breast, accordings to the findings of a study published in 'Radiology'.