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The less costly and less invasive needle biopsy can detect cancer for 85 to 90 percent of all women with suspicious mammograms or breast lumps, doctors say. But in Florida, some 30 percent of breast biopsies are still performed with more invasive surgery.

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npr.org — “The less costly and less invasive needle biopsy can detect cancer for 85 to 90 percent of all women with suspicious mammograms or breast lumps, doctors say. But in Florida, some 30 percent of breast biopsies are still performed with more invasive surgery.View full resource at npr.org

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