Breast cancer screening: Making sense of the evidence

When: March 25, 2015 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (ET)

Where: McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Road South, Hamilton, ON

We know that breast cancer screening (mammography) can identify breast cancer early, but at what cost? Join Dr. Jonathan Sussman and Dr. Cathy Risdon as they discuss the latest evidence on breast cancer screening and reflect on the impact this evidence has on their interactions with patients.

Interested in helping our research on perceptions of breast cancer screening? Please register and complete this short survey.

All are welcome to attend this free public event, which will include an opportunity for audience questions. Can’t attend in-person? Join us online via live web stream at http://bit.ly/MHFlive

Follow the discussion on Twitter at #MacAging. Follow @Mac_AgingNews and @MacHealthForum.

This public talk is organized by the McMaster Health Forum and supported by the Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative.

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<p class="p1"><i>When: March 25, 2015 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (ET)</i></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><i>Where: McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Road South, Hamilton, ON</i></span></p>
<p class="p1">We know that breast cancer screening (mammography) can identify breast cancer early, but at what cost? Join Dr. Jonathan Sussman and Dr. Cathy Risdon as they discuss the latest evidence on breast cancer screening and reflect on the impact this evidence has on their interactions with patients.</p>
<p class="p1"><i>Interested in helping our research on perceptions of breast cancer screening? </i><a href="http://bit.ly/1FzSlLX"><span class="s2"><b><i>Please register</i></b></span></a><i> and complete this short survey.</i></p>
<p class="p1">All are welcome to attend this free public event, which will include an opportunity for audience questions. Can’t attend in-person? Join us online via live web stream at <a href="http://bit.ly/MHFlive"><span class="s2">http://bit.ly/MHFlive</span></a></p>
<p class="p1"><i>Follow the discussion on Twitter at </i><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MacAging&amp;src=typd"><span class="s2"><b><i>#MacAging</i></b></span></a><i>. Follow </i><a href="https://twitter.com/Mac_AgingNews"><span class="s2"><b><i>@Mac_AgingNews</i></b></span></a><i> and </i><a href="https://twitter.com/MacHealthForum"><span class="s2"><b><i>@MacHealthForum</i></b></span></a>.</p>
<p class="p1">This public talk is organized by the McMaster Health Forum and supported by the Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative.</p>

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