RT Journal
A1 Berg WA
T1 BEnefits of screening mammography
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2010
FD January 13
VO 303
IS 2
SP 168
OP 169
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.1993
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1993
AB 
Breast cancer is a leading cause of premature death for women in their 40s, and mammographic screening significantly reduces the risk of death due to breast cancer. The latter was the conclusion of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) meta-analysis of the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of screening mammography.1 The USPSTF concluded, however, that the absolute benefit from routine mammographic screening of women in their 40s was too low to offset the harms. As a woman in her 40s, and a radiologist specializing in breast imaging, I find their conclusions puzzling.