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Holly Jane Smedira, MD

Arch Intern Med. 2000;160:3034-3042.

Advances in the detection and medical and surgical treatment of breast cancer have caught the attention of the media and the public. Such widespread media attention has been a mixed blessing, however; the anxiety engendered may actually lead to poorer compliance with breast cancer screening recommendations and may jeopardize early detection. Despite being better informed, many women seem to fatalistically await the development of breast cancer.

From the Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

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