578 - Does Cancer Screening Save Lives?

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">For decades, improvement in diagnostic tools for cancer have led to a movement of early screening from mammograms to colonoscopies. Today, <strong>Dr. Otis Brawley</strong>, a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, tells <strong>Stephanie Desmon</strong> that many people think screening is better than it actually is. While early screening can save lives, they discuss the how to be sure you’re getting high-quality screening when you need it, and about some of the harm of over-screening in certain cases.</p>