Howell Foundation on board with largest health institutions throughout CA in research trial aimed to address the controversy surrounding mammograms
Led by UC San Diego Health, UC Davis Health, UCSF, UCLA Health, UC Irvine, and Sanford Health, mammography screening research trial to determine which strategy produces the most benefit and least harm for women “It’s important for women to have confidence in good scientific research” – WisdomStudy.org Howell Foundation supporting the efforts of the WISDOM trial with the celebration of the WISDOM event on June 26th Help us make history and register for the event . San Diego, CA; May 2018 .- In an effort to bring women’s health research issues to the forefront, the Doris A. Howell Foundation announced it is partnering with UC San Diego and its fellow research organizations in the WISDOM (Women Informed to Screen Depending On Measures of risk) trial. The study aims to clarify breast cancer screening guidelines regarding frequency and age at which women should receive their screening mammograms. Howell Board Member and Principal Investigator, Dr. Andrea LaCroix comme...