Some Small Tumors in Breasts May Not Be So Bad After All – NPR

Read article - Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and professor of economics and adjunct professor of business administration, about a new study that concluded a significant proportion of tumors detected through mammography are small because they are biologically prone to slow growth. It appears that "screening disproportionately finds good cancers — cancers that may be better off not found," says Welch, who was not involved in the study. "I think that we all need to realize that we've probably oversold the idea that looking for cancer early is the best way to avoid it." (Picked up by NHPR.)