This does solidify in my mind the case for screening,

Blackness is a state of mind and I identify with the black community. Mainly, because I realized, early on, when I walk into a room, people see a black woman, they don't see a white women. So out of that reason alone, I identify more with the black community.

Some people think the benefit of screening is huge, and others say that the reduction in death rates is due primarily to adjuvant therapy. No one has known for sure, and although we still don't know for sure, this is the best set of analyses that is possible given the available information.

I'd do it again if I had to. We made it here all safely. That's the main thing. (Claudia and Joe) have been a blessing. I just wished they had lived a little bit closer.

There does seem to be a statistical advantage, but the practical advantage is still an open question.

All seven groups concluded that the decline in the rate of death from breast cancer is a combination of screening and therapy, and not restricted to one or the other.