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- I write this having 31 years of experience as a physician in breast imaging. My thoughts are in response to the recently revised recommendations concerning mammography and breast self-examination by the U.S. Preventive Services Ta 22 Nov 2009 09:14 GMT
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- Breast cancer survivor: 'If I had listened to new mammogram guidelines, I'd be dead at age 48' 22 Nov 2009 09:19 GMT
... of 40 and 49 that we have breast cancer. We find out after we undergo ... task force, had recommended. These tests and self-examinations became routine, although there is no history ...
- Maryville doctor disagrees with recent findings on breast health 22 Nov 2009 08:30 GMT
... Maryville doctor disagrees with recent findings on breast health chloem@thedailytimes.com Originally published: November 22. 2009 ... and scientists -- also said that breast self-examinations do no good and women shouldn't be ...
- Solano County breast cancer survivors back regular mammograms 22 Nov 2009 09:42 GMT
... 40 when they should start having regular breast exams? A government panel's recommendation announced Monday ... don't think a lot of women do self-examinations," she said. "At least start at 40, ... care," she continued. "Women need to do self exams monthly and continue having their OB/GYNs or ...
- Don't worry, breast cancer screening won't change, yet 22 Nov 2009 06:36 GMT
... Don't worry, breast cancer screening won't change, yet All you ... mammogram starting at age 40, and encouraged self-examination. The task force recommends against routine mammograms ...
- Cutting through breast-cancer confusion 22 Nov 2009 08:47 GMT
... to forgo regular mammograms — and pronounced self exams largely useless as well — it not only ... mammograms would lead to more deaths from breast cancer. Despite the intensity of the controversy, it's ...
- Don't expect breast exam practices to change soon 22 Nov 2009 03:32 GMT
... ago, Lori Clark was working on a breast cancer quality management project at York Hospital. She was ... to support universal breast cancer screening or self examinations, a position it has maintained for a ...
- FISH Technology Preferred For Choosing HER-2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatments 22 Nov 2009 08:57 GMT
... measure the HER-2 receptor found in human breast tumors, according to a leading pathologist presenting at ... early detection greatly maximizes survival through breast self exams and mammography. Abbott Molecular's PathVysion HER-2 DNA Probe Kit ...
- The breast brouhaha: Rationing? 22 Nov 2009 05:46 GMT
... mammograms. Even more fascinating, they suggested that doctors stop telling their female patients to self-examine their breasts for lumps. If you happen to be a woman, particularly a somewhat obsessive woman, ...
- The government is us 22 Nov 2009 05:21 GMT
... Breast examinations should start before the age of ... at anyone saying mammograms before 50 and self-examination are unneeded. I just turned 50 this year, ...
- Survival stories sharpen debate on mammograms 22 Nov 2009 08:52 GMT
... of 50 and 74; no need for breast self-exam. National Cancer Institute: Mammogram every 1 to ... as they remain in good health; breast self exam optional for women starting in their 20s. ...
- New mammogram advice angers some women 22 Nov 2009 05:13 GMT
... 11:33 PM With no family history of breast cancer or other known risk factors, Robyn ... year and no value in teaching breast self-examination at any age. Those findings also challenge common ...
- Bad News For American Women Comes In Threes 22 Nov 2009 05:13 GMT
... for years in this age of rampant breast cancer affliction and death have been told ... have been told to give themselves regular self-examinations and from the age of forty forward ...
- Readers Write for Sunday, Nov. 22 22 Nov 2009 04:37 GMT
... progress in many areas. As a three-time breast cancer survivor, I am incensed and appalled ... especially disagree with the conclusion that breast self-examinations provide no value. I discovered the tumors ...
- Storm before the calm 22 Nov 2009 04:36 GMT
... wake of a new federal report on breast cancer screening. Released Monday, the report has ... 40s don't need annual mammograms and that self-exams no longer should be part of a doctor's instructions ...
- KATHLEEN PARKER: DON'T OVERREACT TO MAMMOGRAM ADVICE 22 Nov 2009 06:52 GMT
... the wake of a federal report on breast cancer screening. Released Monday, the report has ... 40s don't need annual mammograms and that self-exams no longer should be part of a doctor's instructions ...
- Explaining the mammogram guidelines 22 Nov 2009 02:27 GMT
... own agenda and has been working on breast cancer screening recommendations for two years. That ... sense. The task force recommendation on breast self-examination was very narrow. The panel evaluated studies of ...
- Kamerow, Woolf: Mammography guidelines -- bottom line, talk with your doc 22 Nov 2009 06:37 GMT
... own agenda and has been working on breast cancer screening recommendations for two years. That ... sense. The task force recommendation on breast self-examination was very narrow. The panel evaluated studies of ...
- Mammogram debate and a false economy 22 Nov 2009 04:34 GMT
... Obviously, I am not more knowledgeable about breast cancer than a government-led panel of experts. ... the guidelines' advice to eschew monthly breast self-exams because they have not proven to reduce mortality ...
- Dr. Kate Scannell: When cancer screening guidelines bend us out of shape 22 Nov 2009 09:14 GMT
... Task Force (USPSTF) issued revised guidelines for breast cancer screening. They now counsel women without ... that doctors cease instructing female patients to self-examine their breasts. Whoa! Whiplash! Wasn't it just a ...
- Mammogram Guidelines: What You Need to Know 22 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
... of that, the panel recommended that doctors no longer urge women to perform monthly breast self-exams at home, citing a lack of scientific evidence to support that they save lives. Immediately, almost ...
- Letters: Mammogram guidelines 22 Nov 2009 07:43 GMT
... has recommended changes to mammogram screenings for breast cancer, we can see the path that ... Task Force recommendation for women to not self-examine for breast cancer. They also recommended that women not ...
- New guidelines are a step backward 22 Nov 2009 06:50 GMT
... the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Concord. I volunteer my time ... friends, encourage them to continue their breast self-exams and mammograms and to talk to their doctor. The ...
- Health goes beyond stats 22 Nov 2009 06:16 GMT
... women over age 40 to screen for breast cancer in hopes of early detection, which ... women don't need to be taught breast self-examination procedures, which also help determine if there are ...
- Colo. State Fair Showed $816,000 Profit This Year 22 Nov 2009 00:57 GMT
... Do you agree with the new breast cancer study, recommending no mammograms before age ... no mammograms before age 50 and no self-examinations? Yes, it's unnecessary for most before age ...
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