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Nancy Davidson

Nancy Davidson

American artist

Oct 23, 2026

4:28
And so through these two mechanisms, the chance of surviving has improved.
4:33
I do think that breast cancer is one of the areas where we really have unequivocal evidence from my perspective that mammography can have an impact.
4:41
We have half a dozen randomized trials that have been done over a long period of time that suggest that there's an impact.
4:48
I think the challenge for consumers, people like me, is that the guidelines have shifted over time as we learn more going along.
4:56
And you're right that the guidelines are not ironclad.
5:00
different groups might have different recommendations about how people should proceed.
5:04
But I think that the current thinking would be, first of all, Derek, that we're a lot less focused right now on breast self-exam than we used to be.

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29:45
Can you tell us a little bit more about the role of advocacy? What have been the positives and what are some of the points of friction?

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