"Early detection and effective treatment can result in recovery and a good quality of life, " she said.

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The result is higher detection and conviction rates, she says.

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Komen for the Cure of overstating the value of early detection in its ads while not telling women that screening can result in many false alarms and treatments for cancers that might not have been life-threatening.

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