CLARAFICATION OF THE NEW MAMMOGRAM SCREENING AGE

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sheila888
sheila888 Member Posts: 25,634
edited June 2014 in Advocacy
CLARAFICATION OF THE NEW MAMMOGRAM SCREENING AGE
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  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 25,634
    edited December 2009

    Here is the latest Ladies

    http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/12/03/panel_clarifies_mammogram_advice/

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  • AnnNYC
    AnnNYC Member Posts: 4,484
    edited December 2009
    Women in their 40s should start mammograms when they want, according to members of a US panel who said their earlier recommendation on breast cancer screening was "poorly worded.''

    The guidance was misunderstood, and its communication made it seem the panel advised that screenings weren't needed for patients younger than 50, physicians with the Preventive Services Task Force told a House hearing yesterday while the Senate debated an overhaul of US health care. The panel said it meant to say that screening is more effective for those ages 50 to 74...

    "Many women will decide to have mammogram screening at age 40,'' said Diana Petitti, a physician and vice chairwoman of the task force. "The task force supports those decisions. The task force communication was poor.''

    Petitti said the task force also found that the benefit of screenings "is larger in older women than in younger women.''

    Well, isn't that special Undecided

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