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Computers help docs spot breast cancer on X-rays (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_he_me/med_better_mammograms"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080912/i/r548361838.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=xXs1rFbZB0oY0OZHYeQ.lA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A doctor examines a breast x-ray in an undated handout photo. REUTERS/National Cancer Institute/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - A computer is as good as a second pair of eyes for helping a radiologist spot breast cancer on a mammogram, one of the largest and most rigorous tests of computer-aided detection found.</p><br clear="all"/>