WTOP-FM - Doctor: Put Risks of Breast Cancer and Mammograms in Perspective

Rachel Brem, M.D., director of the Breast Care Center and professor of radiology, was interviewed by WTOP on a new study finding mammograms have been "oversold" and that the harms downplayed. Brem cautioned against women thinking twice about going in for their regular mammogram. 

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