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The mammography screening remains the most important test a woman can undergo to increase her chances of surviving breast cancer.

According to the National Cancer Institute, a mammogram is one of the most effective ways to detect breast cancer early.

Also, according to the Public Health Agency, if 1,000 women aged 40 to 49 are screened once a year for 10 years, 16 women will have breast cancer detected by screening and one death will be prevented.

They call on Canadian policy-makers not to be swayed by the results of the study in Denmark. There are marked differences between the screening programs in Denmark and Canada. For one thing, in Canada mammograms aren't typically conducted in hospitals, as they are in Denmark.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and about 5,000 Canadian women die from it every year. The earlier it is diagnosed, the better the chances of it being treated, thus increasing the survival rate.

The screening mammography remains one of the most important tools for early diagnosis of breast cancer in Canada. CBCN believes that when you consider the alternative, the benefits of screening outweigh everything else.

Source: Canadian Breast Cancer Network

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