2015-07-01|Ig Nobel Prize in Peace of Mind

To the Editor

I hereby nominate this Canadian invention for the Ig Nobel Prize in Peace of Mind.
- Wearable Breast Cancer Self-Examination Model
This invention makes you laugh because an official patent was granted for such an explicitly graphical subject matter.
Also, this invention makes you think that this may be a better way to detect breast cancer given that a plurality of research studies have proven ineffectiveness of mammograms for detecting breast cancer with over-diagnosis and false-positives.

Moreover, this invention makes you realize that sometimes the simplest method is the most effective method, i.e., simplicity triumphs.

Scientific American: Consumers Must Stop Insisting on Mammograms and Other Ineffective Cancer Tests

"After 25 years, the breast-cancer mortality rates of women who received mammograms and those who did not were virtually identical... The data suggest that the value of mammography screening should be reassessed."

The New York Times: Vast Study Casts Doubts on Value of Mammograms

"It found that the death rates from breast cancer and from all causes were the same in women who got mammograms and those who did not. And the screening had harms: One in five cancers found with mammography and treated was not a threat to the woman's health and did not need treatment such as chemotherapy, surgery or radiation."

Thank you very much for your attention.

Scientific American: Consumers Must Stop Insisting on Mammograms and Other Ineffective Cancer Tests
"After 25 years, the breast-cancer mortality rates of women who received mammograms and those who did not were virtually identical... The data suggest that the value of mammography screening should be reassessed."
The New York Times: Vast Study Casts Doubts on Value of Mammograms
"It found that the death rates from breast cancer and from all causes were the same in women who got mammograms and those who did not. And the screening had harms: One in five cancers found with mammography and treated was not a threat to the woman's health and did not need treatment such as chemotherapy, surgery or radiation."

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