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Author: Professor Michael Baum

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About Professor Michael Baum
Michael Baum, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and visiting Professor of Medical Humanities in University College London, is a British surgical oncologist who specialises in breast cancer treatment.

Posts by Professor Michael Baum

Screening for breast cancer – a short history of a big mistake

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Back in 1998, in all good faith, I set up the service for the NHS Breast Screening Programme. Since then, I have become one of the most vociferous proponents for closing it down. You probably want to know why I changed my mind so completely. At the heart of this is the question, how do […]

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Screening for breast cancer – a short history of a big mistake

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Back in 1998, in all good faith, I set up the service for the NHS Breast Screening Programme. Since then, I have become one of the most vociferous proponents for closing it down. You probably want to know why I changed my mind so completely. At the heart of this is the question, how do […]

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