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Mammography is the best method available for early diagnosis of breast cancer, showing a reduction in mortality due to screening studies.
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dos Santos, R.P., Hochhegger, B. (2019). Mammography. In: Novita, G., Frasson, A., Millen, E., Zerwes, F., Cavalcante, F. (eds) Breast Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13636-9_2
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