I don’t often give the mainstream media many kudos when reporting medical news, but I’m happy to see MSNBC highlighting the appropriate context of a screening MRI for breast cancer. The story even made the MSNBC home page. Echoing what was written here, MSNBC reports:
If you’re not at high risk for breast cancer, make sure you get a yearly mammogram. But at this point, MRI is not indicated.






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