An international team of scientists are reassuring women breast screening saves lives.
一个国际小组的科学家们称,乳腺癌筛查能够挽救生命。
The study comes after previous debates about the pros and cons of the procedure.
这一研究结论是经过正反方长期辩论所得出的结果。
Led by the World Health Organization's cancer agency, 29 independent experts from across the world looked at 40 studies.
这项研究由世卫组织癌症机构主导,来自全球的29位专家对40份研究分析后得出。
Their findings, in the New England Journal of Medicine, support current National Health Service advice, which recommends women aged 50-69 are screened every three years.
由国家卫生服务支持、发表于《新英格兰医学期刊》上的这项研究建议,处于50到69年龄段的女性每三年需做一次乳腺癌筛检。
The NHS estimates it saves 1,300 lives a year from breast cancer in the UK.
英国国家医疗服务系统预计每年有1300例接受乳腺癌筛查项目的患者免于死亡。
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