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With breast screenings, every woman counts
December 7, 2009By Nancy G. Brinker
Amid the news media firestorm since the release of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations regarding mammography and breast self-exam, one fact remains undisputed: Screening saves lives. Looking carefully at the data considered by the panel, I see a call to action. We need to improve screening technology and make sure that every woman has access to it.
The new recommendations suggest no routine mammograms for women of average breast cancer risk ages 40 to 49. Among the factors cited were risk of overtreatment in this age group whose tumors might be detected on a mammogram, and the questionable nexus between breast self-exams and breast cancer mortality. The panel further discussed "anxiety" over mammograms as a factor in its decision to change its guidelines.
Read more on USAToday.com.
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