UM: Breast Cancer

The Wall Street Journal’s Health Blog looks at a new report by UM professor and breast cancer specialist Daniel Hayes, who argues that giving MRIs to women with early-stage breast cancer too often results in their getting more aggressive surgery than necessary. Says Hayes: “I’ve spent most of my life as a medical oncologist helping women keep their breast, and I’d hate to see us going the other way in the absence of evidence.” [Source]