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Sonograms have their own big downside -- they are not very effective at finding breast cancer.

I would not rely on the videos linked above for sound information. One is of a guy who has made a career out of touting "healing ionized water." (See http://www.apswater.com/article.asp?id=198&title=Alkaline+Water+Hoax+It+is+Simple+Science.) Another died young despite marketing his own life-extension diet plan. He also wrote a discredited anti-vaccine book. Another one is a a consummate scammer and internet quack. See http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell

Only the first link seems informed by real science, but to a modest extent misconstrues the Canadian study relied upon.

Mammagrams have significant downsides, no doubt, and should not be overused. Still, together with self exam, they seem like the best alternative.

If it wasn't for that "quack", my mother would've been dead 3 years ago!! Because of him and his ilk, I cured mom's cancer twice!! Beat that!!