Take events of this month, for instance. Many of us came of age believing that annual mammograms are a must, and we were coached to examine our breasts in the privacy of our showers/bathrooms/bedrooms because early detection of cancer is good, right? …
Read Original Story: When Outrage Is The Best Medicine – Hartford Courant
When it comes to detecting breast cancer, the message in recent years has been: do self-exams, report any changes to your doctor and get regular mammograms after age 40. …
Read Original Story: New federal guidelines have physicians debating merits of mammograms – Press & Sun-Bulletin
(rttnews) – Breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge told People magazine that she is concerned with the new recommendation that has been given by the US Preventive Services Task Force concerning mammograms. "We have gotten ourselves into a big, …
Read Original Story: Melissa Etheridge Disagrees With New Breast Cancer Recommendation – RTT News
The screening mammography recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, (USPSTF) published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine and widely reported by the press, were poorly stated and …
Read Original Story: Semine: Mammography recommendations are wrong – Milford Daily News
BOSTON — Is there such a thing as communications malpractice? If so, we might consider the case of Women v. the US Preventive Services Task Force. I’m not talking about medical malpractice. The scientists who surveyed the mammogram …
Read Original Story: Miscommunication on mammograms – Deseret News
Dear Dr. Donohue: Please answer my question. My doctor said he doesn’t recommend mammograms for older women. I am in my mid-80s. I haven’t had a mammogram for a few years. …
Read Original Story: Can older women stop mammograms? – Herald & Review
In issuing new guidelines for mammograms, the US Preventive Task Force forgot how invested women have become in their own health. Tell that to the one woman, between the age of 40 and 49, who tests positive among the 1904 screened for breast cancer. …
Read Original Story: Cold numbers by themselves aren't enough – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
HOWARD MEGDAL: At first glance, it’s astounding to consider how hard it is to convince people that annual mammograms should start at 50, not 40. Of course, putting it in personal terms makes people fearful, …
Read Original Story: Mammogram Guidelines – The Perpetual Post
The latest guidelines from the US Preventative Services Task Force now say that women don’t need mammograms every year and don’t need the first one until 50. Citing millions who have had "false positives," they report that the benefit is not worth the …
Read Original Story: Mammogram madness costs major money – WalletPop
The US Preventative Services Task Force (appointed by the government) cited evidence that the potential harm to women having actual exams beginning at age 40 outweighs the benefits. The American Cancer Society and the American College of Radiology …
Read Original Story: Letter: Mammogram opinion is alarming – Anderson Herald Bulletin
