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In 1958, after pulling his drowning son from water and clearing his airways, Norwegian doll manufacturer Asmund S. Laerdal was asked to develop a manikin to teach others how to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The doll became known as “Resusci Anne” […]
Exactly what is the evidence supporting annual mammography screening and breast self-examination for women over the age of 40? Napoli pointed out that the available evidence from large international studies didn’t support the belief that early detection of breast cancer actually resulted in lower mortality rates and that the high number of false positive tests resulted in unnecessary anxiety and treatment. At the time, there was even some evidence that premenopausal women who are diagnosed with breast cancer through mammography may actually die earlier than women who are not screened.