The Mammography Controversy Redux

Watch Dr. Ann Partridge from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, brief the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on The Mammography Controversy Redux. On November 16, 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released updated recommendations for breast-cancer screening, informed by additional follow-up from previous studies and a new study focused on statistical modeling. These recommendations sparked substantial controversy and have had a polarizing effect in the breast-cancer community. Dr. Partridge presents the data that informed the USPSTF recommendations for breast-cancer screening, limitations of the research, and future directions.