After a Stage 1 Breast Cancer Mammogram Catches It Early, More Scans Won't Help
Mammography picks up 80 to 90 percent of breast cancers in women without symptoms, and when it catches cancer at stage I, clinical cure rates exceed 90 percent. That's a striking number. But here's the part that surprises most people: once stage I breast cancer is found and treated, piling on extra imaging scans to hunt for spread doesn't improve survival or quality of life. The evidence points to a simple, almost counterintuitive approach after treatment. One yearly mammogram. That's it.