evidence: Getting regular screening mammograms lowers the risk of dying from breast cancer, but it doesn’t completely remove the risk. The benefits of mammography are real, but it’s not a perfect test. Some women who get regular screening mammograms will be diagnosed with breast cancer and unfortunately, some women will die from the disease. [...] While the radiation exposure during a mammogram can increase the risk of breast cancer over time, this increase in risk is very small [12-15].