Mammogram debate and a false economy Nov 21, 2009
Yet I know enough to look askance at advice that only women 50 and older get mammograms every two years and those in their 40s skip the test altogether ... Yet I know enough to look askance at advice that only women 50 and older get mammograms every two years and those in their 40s skip the test altogether ... Yet I know enough to look askance at advice that only women 50 and older get mammograms every two years and those in their 40s skip the test altogether. (Juneau Empire)
Letters to the editor (11/20/09) Nov 20, 2009
Mammogram issue hits home ... They concluded that mammograms starting at age 40 "... often lead to false alarms and unneeded biopsies, without substantially improving women's odds of survival" and mammograms should not be performed until age 50 ... She was 44 when a mammogram allowed for the detection of breast cancer. (Anchorage Daily News)
Health providers, survivors dispute panels mammogram recommendation Nov 20, 2009
Health providers, survivors dispute panels mammogram recommendation. Keokuk Area Hospital Radiologist Dr. Arthur Mardis takes a close look at a mammogram image in the lab ... Mardis recommends that women who are 40 and older have annual mammograms, get annual clinical screenings and do breast self-examination to detect breast cancer at its early stages. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
How Much Radiation Do You Get From a Mammogram? Nov 20, 2009
How dangerous is the radiation from a mammogram ... How Much Radiation Do You Get From a Mammogram ... The Task Force noted that the radiation exposure associated with mammography was a minor factor in their recommendation; on Wednesday, Slate's Darshak Sanghavi wrote, "It's possible the radiation from those ." How much radiation is in a mammogram. (Slate)
Letters to the editor Nov 20, 2009
The recent, highly charged discussions following the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's recommendation on when women should have their first mammogram and the frequency of subsequent screenings signal a pivotal moment in how we think about breast cancer and health care. The changing recommendations reflect our current understanding that breast (and prostate) tumors are extremely variable regarding their rate of growth and spread. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
A mammogram saved my life Nov 20, 2009
SPEAKING OUT Dr. John Turner, of Evangelical Community Hospitals Thyra M. Humphreys Center for Breast Health, and Nancy White, a patient at the center, spoke out against the new mammogram guidelines and advocated mammograms for women ages 40 to 49. Turner identified Whites cancer through a mammogram when she was 48 ... Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:13 AM CST LEWISBURG When Nancy White, 49, heard about the new guidelines for women regarding mammograms and self breast exams... (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
What Should Women Do About The Mammogram Guidelines? Nov 20, 2009
What Should Women Do About The Mammogram Guidelines ... Las Vegas NowWhat Should Women Do About The Mammogram Guidelines ... What Should Women Do About The Mammogram Guidelines. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Government-run health care is a bad idea Nov 20, 2009
sparky595 wrote on Nov 19, 2009 6:42 AM:" Healthcare rationing is already starting. Instead of mammogram tests starting at age 40, they have now changed that to age 50."At least 40 percent of the lives saved by mammographic screening are of women aged 40-49. "Are they changing the guidelines to save lives, or money?http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5AF5OS20091116 ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
'Ignore Them': Which Hospitals Are Skipping New Mammogram Rules? Nov 20, 2009
Which Hospitals Are Ignoring New Mammogram Rules - ABC News ... Which Hospitals Are Ignoring New Mammogram Rules ... "We will maintain our recommendations that routine screening for women at average risk for cancer occurs annually from 40 years of age through 80, when it can be altered at that point... please continue to schedule your mammograms annually, check your breasts, and let your physician know when changes occur.". (ABC News)
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) yesterday announced its recommendation that women between the age of 40 and 50 years old, whose only risk factor is age, skip that yearly mammogram ... Otis W. Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society reiterated his organizations recommendations for yearly mammograms for all women age 40 and over, right after the USPSTF guidelines were released. (Human Events Online)
Digital Medical Records' Privacy a Problem Nov 20, 2009
Apparently her information had been transferred from a private radiology lab after a routine mammogram -- and then made part of a study without her consent, Ashton said. "I always assumed that if they were going to transfer my information somewhere else that they would have to get my permission to do that," Page said. (CBS News)
New cancer guidelines called appalling Nov 20, 2009
The X-ray results from a mammogram ... Currently the American Cancer Society, and most of the American medical community, recommend women begin getting regular mammograms at age 40 ... The new recommendations advocate mammograms be put off until age 50, unless family history or other risk factors indicate earlier detection efforts. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Mammography: What to Do Now? Nov 20, 2009
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- When a U.S. government task force recommended that women wait until they're 50 to get their first mammogram to check for breast cancer, reaction was swift ... Those aged 50 to 74 should have every-other-year screenings, rather than an annual mammogram, according to the new guidelines ... "Unless the patient is at increased risk of radiation exposure or increased mental health stress of dealing with a false-positive test, I still feel that the use of the... (MEDLINEplus)
Should You Get a Mammogram or Not? Nov 20, 2009
Should You Get a Mammogram or Not ... Should You Get a Mammogram or Not ... Dr. Jon LaPook speaks with breast surgeon Dr. Freya Schnabel and radiologist Dr. David Dershaw about concerns over a controversial federal advisory report on mammograms. (CBS News -- Health)
Breast Cancer Task Force Member Stands By Mammogram Guidelines Nov 20, 2009
WASHINGTON (November 19, 2009)--A member of the government panel whose new mammogram recommendations led to confusion and controversy nationwide is defending the task force's report. Dr. Timothy Wilt, a member of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, stuck by its recommendation that most women don't need mammograms in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50 ... The American Cancer Society's long-standing position has been that women should get cancer-screening mammograms... (KWTX.com, TX)
Opinion:Breast advice accurate, but that doesnt make it right Nov 20, 2009
Mammogram advice accurate but not right - Cancer- msnbc ... Mammogram advice accurate but not right ... Emotional, snide and even paranoid accusations plagued the recommendation to end routine mammograms for women under 50. (MSNBC -- Health)
Another view: A new mammogram Rx Nov 20, 2009
This week, the federal Preventive Services Task Force muddied the waters on breast cancer screening with its new guidelines: Most women should have a mammogram every two years, beginning at age 50 ... For your average 40-something woman, the take-home message from the task force is that routine mammograms are probably not necessary and possibly harmful, though not very ... Many women just don't get around to scheduling that mammogram as often as their doctor prescribes. (Montana Standard, MT)
Rationing's First Step Nov 20, 2009
Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, holds a copy of the new study, as she talks about the new mammogram guidelines, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during a news. Health Care: A government task force has decided that women need fewer mammograms and later in life ... New recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) regarding breast cancer and the necessity for early and frequent mammograms do not convince us otherwise. (Investors Business Daily)
Super X-Ray Detects Heart Attacks Faster, Cheaper Nov 20, 2009
15 for a regular chest X-ray, 3 for a mammogram and a mere 0. 005 for a dental X-ray. (Newsmax)
'Rewarding' Terrorists Nov 20, 2009
And this mammogram bill (SIC) is a real concern. The public options in this bill will eventually destroy private health care. (Fox News)
Letters to the Editor Nov 19, 2009
In October, 22 months after my previous screening, a routine mammogram showed a lump, confirmed by biopsy as breast cancer ... How dare those "experts" ("Task force urges cutting back on mammograms," Nov. 17) presume that a false positive's post-biopsy frozen-pea-compress and one week of waiting should count as more harmful than chemo's many months of nausea, hair loss, compromised immunity and fatigue. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Anger, shock at new U.S. mammogram guidelines Nov 19, 2009
At age 40, she dutifully had her first baseline mammogram ... Scanlan, like many women who hit the age of 40, relies on regular mammograms for peace of mind ... But now an influential government task force has reversed long-standing guidelines by recommending that women in their 40s don't need mammograms and that women over 50 need them only every other year instead of annually. (San Francisco Chronicle)
New mammogram advice finds a skeptical audience Nov 19, 2009
Get an annual mammogram starting at age 40. But the mammogram advice which women have been gleaning for years from pamphlets in doctors' offices, fashion magazines and the tags of pink kitchen appliances sold to raise cancer research money has been turned on its head with the announcement by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that women without unusual cancer risks should not begin regular screening for breast cancer until age 50 ... Sun said she planned to ignore the news and keep going... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Super X-ray rules out heart attacks faster Nov 19, 2009
15 for a regular chest X-ray, 3 for a mammogram and a mere 0. 005 for a dental X-ray. (MSNBC -- Health)
Mammogram Guideline Backlash Nov 19, 2009
Mammogram Recommendations Meet Widespread Rejection - ABC News ... Mammogram Recommendations Draw Widespread Anger ... was first diagnosed with breast cancer following a mammogram at the age of 40. (ABC News)
Q&A: Explaining the new mammogram recommendations Nov 19, 2009
Q new mammogram recommendations - USATODAY.com ... Q&A: The new mammogram recommendations ... Studies suggest that 1% to 10% of cancers found through mammograms turn out to be essentially harmless, because they will never prove life-threatening. (USA Today)
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Local doctors unlikely to adopt new mammogram guidelines ... Local doctors who treat breast cancer say they re going to stick with the current recommendations for who should have mammograms and how often, despite new guidelines set by a federal panel ... The new guidelines, released Monday by the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force, said most women don t need mammograms in their 40s and should get one only every two years starting at age 50. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Millman's Blog: 'Stunned' By Mammogram Recommendation Nov 19, 2009
Nov. 17: 'Stunned' By Mammogram Recommendation - Michelle Millman News Story - KIRO Seattle ... Nov. 17: 'Stunned' By Mammogram Recommendation ... A government task force just released a study stating that most women don't need mammograms in their 40's and shouldn't be taught to do self breast exams. (KIRO TV, WA)
Letters: A world in desperate need Nov 19, 2009
" In fact, the Air Transport Association airlines - accounting for more than 90 percent of U.S. air passenger and cargo traffic - have a terrific environmental record and are committed to further improvements. The association's airlines improved their fuel efficiency 110 percent between 1978 and 2008, saving 2.7 billion metric tons of CO2, the equivalent of taking 19.5 million cars off the road each of those years. Our airlines worked with the Federal Aviation Administration for approval of the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Spotlight: New Mammogram Guidelines Nov 19, 2009
The American Cancer Society promptly declared it would not modify its guidelines that healthy women over 40 get yearly mammograms. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius stated that the government's "policies remain unchanged." And most physicians say they will continue to recommend annual mammograms for women over 40 ... The 16-member panel found that yearly mammograms unquestionably reduced the risk of dying from breast cancer 15% in women under 50. (Time.com)
It may be a first: Jackson-Lee agrees with Palin Nov 19, 2009
BY Mad Max on 11/19/2009 at 01:00Can I give Sarah a personal mammogram, using the latest federal guidelines. BY Palin Fan Boy on 11/19/2009 at 01:05I'll do ya one better, Reasonable: She's bettr suited or better yet, unsuited (if you get my drift) for the covers of these mags Juggs, High Society, Club, Gallery, Leg Show or Oui. (TheHill.com)
Insurance will pay for breast screening Nov 19, 2009
Mammogram coverage won't change, companies say - USATODAY.com ... Mammogram coverage won't change, companies say ... By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Insurance companies contacted by USA TODAY say they will continue paying for annual mammograms amid widespread fears that new breast cancer screening guidelines from a federal task force could lead women to lose coverage for those tests. (USA Today)
Should Patients Cancel Mammograms? Nov 19, 2009
Should Patients Cancel Mammograms ... (WUSA) -- Women certainly don't look forward to getting amammogram ... Schalk says patients want to know whether insurance companies will continue to pay for mammograms for women at low risk. (W-USA News, DC)
Republicans Oppose Breast Cancer Screening Limits Nov 19, 2009
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) yesterday announced its recommendation that women between the age of 40 and 50 years old, whose only risk factor is age, skip that yearly mammogram ... Otis W. Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society reiterated his organizations recommendations for yearly mammograms for all women age 40 and over, right after the USPSTF guidelines were released. (Human Events Online)
Sebelius: Mammogram guidelines will not shape HHS policy Nov 19, 2009
Sebelius: Task Force mammogram guidelines will not shape HHS policy - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room ... Sebelius: Task Force mammogram guidelines will not shape HHS policy ... Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday stressed a new report casting doubt on long-standing mammogram guidelines would not shape White House policy. (TheHill.com)
New study changes recommendations for annual mammogram screenings Nov 19, 2009
A controversial new study suggests women under the age of 50, who are not at high risk of breast cancer, do not need mammograms ... "At the moment, because of my history with breast cancer, they get mammograms and insurance covers it. I saw this as the first step to pulling that benefit away from them." ... Breast cancer advocacy group Susan G. Komen and the American Cancer Society say they will continue to recommend mammograms annually for women 40 and older. (KRNV.com, NV)
Wait not worth the risk? Nov 19, 2009
"No doubt about it, I'm going to say, 'Well, you really don't need it,' and they're going to say, 'You don't understand, I'm getting the mammogram, I'm not going to take the chance to be the one person that has it.'". Most of the doctors, however, said they would inform younger women that the recommendations said they did not need mammograms if they were low-risk ... Muneyyirci-Delale, who treats many poor and minority women, said she worried the conflicting advice might add to negative feelings... (Albany Times Union)
New cancer guidelines called appalling Nov 19, 2009
The X-ray results from a mammogram ... Currently the American Cancer Society, and most of the American medical community, recommend women begin getting regular mammograms at age 40 ... The new recommendations advocate mammograms be put off until age 50, unless family history or other risk factors indicate earlier detection efforts. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
GW Doc: Breast Health Guidelines "Nothing Less Than A Travesty" Nov 19, 2009
This week, a government task force said women under 50 years old do not need a mammogram. The report said women between 50 and 74 only need a mammogram every other year ... She says in 48 hours, she has seen more mammogram cancelations than ever before. (W-USA News, DC)
HHS chief reacts to mammo debate Nov 19, 2009
U.S. health chief: No change on mammogram policy - CNN.com ... U.S. health chief: No change on mammogram policy ... Mammogram policy 'unchanged'STORY HIGHLIGHTS. (CNN)
EDITORIAL: Mammogram guidelines cause confusion for women Nov 19, 2009
Reaction has been loud and swift to new recommendations regarding mammograms and breast self-exams, which came from a government-sponsored group that provides guidance to doctors, insurance companies and policymakers. Guidelines from the U.S Preventive Services Task Force say that beginning in their 50s -- instead of at 40 -- women should get mammograms every other year, and shouldn't bother with breast self-exams ... But Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday said... (Fresno Bee)
Full Story Nov 18, 2009
New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns - Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Channel 7 News Fox WSVN-TV ... New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns ... NEW YORK (AP) -- For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Doctors Divided Over New Mammogram Guidelines Nov 18, 2009
New government guidelines for mammograms released Monday by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force have left women feeling confused and the medical community divided. The task force contradicted the American Cancer Society s guidelines that say all women should get a base mammogram done by the age of 40 some women considered "high risk" should get a baseline by age 35 ... The cancer society recommends that women over the age of 40 should have a mammogram repeated annually until the age of 75.... (Fox News)
New Mammogram Advice Sparks Outrage On L.I. Nov 18, 2009
" Across the campus at Adelphi's Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline Center, volunteers were fielding calls from women across New York saying they were baffled about the startling new recommendations to delay mammograms until the age of 50, and then get screened only every two years until the age of 75. "At 45 they found a tumor ... " said Mary Sullivan, a Lido Beach mother and wife who survived a double mastectomy. Cindy Arroyo was also in her 40's when her yearly mammogram revealed her breast... (CBS 2, NY)
Mammogram Advice Nov 18, 2009
Debate continues over a new guideline which suggests that most women should not receive mammograms until after turning 50 ... New government guidelines are encouraging women to get mammograms once every two years after 50 ... don't need mammograms in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50. (CBS News)
Mammogram advisory deepens health debate Nov 18, 2009
That is essentially what the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force did before recommending this week that women in their 40s no longer get annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer ... But the uproar sparked by the mammogram report, which surged through the media, may also have been a harbinger of things to come, a potentially revolutionary improvement in the medical system that would likely bring controversy, confusion and uncertainty along with it ... Some Republicans, for example, jumped on... (AZCentral -- News)
Doctor, Patient Reacts to Mammogram Recommendations Nov 18, 2009
Las Vegas breast cancer patients are angry and confused after a government health panel released a new recommendation encouraging women to wait until the age of 50, not 40, to start getting routine mammograms. One local breast cancer survivor says she's only alive today because of a routine mammogram she got at the age of 40 ... Christine Ghilardi-Solomon is convinced her two young children would be without their mother today if she had waited until the age of 50 to get that routine mammogram. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Olivia Newton-John Nov 18, 2009
VAN SUSTEREN: Well, they've got to get permission from their husbands to get a mammogram. Then in Saudi Arabia, then they have to get a ride there, because they can't drive. (Fox News)
Local Doctor Weighs In On New Mammogram Recommendations Nov 18, 2009
Government Task Force Says Women Don't Need Mammogram Until 50 ... But that didn't matter, after a mammogram and other diagnostic tests she was told she had stage two breast cancer, and she was only 28 years old ... But what's causing the most controversy is the panel's recommendation for women who have no family history of cancer to start getting mammograms at 50, not at 40 which has been recommended by the American Cancer Society for years. (KERO 23, CA)
HEALTHY LIVING Nov 18, 2009
Free mammogram Includes office visit, pap smear, breast exam and mammogram for eligible women 40-64 years of age. For eligibility, call 756-2020 ext. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Editorial: Mammogram advice switch is dangerous Nov 18, 2009
Thats why it is so stunning that an influential federal panel has dramatically reversed its guidelines on mammograms, the procedure used to diagnose breast cancer. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says most women dont need a mammogram until age 50, and then only once every two years, as opposed to every year ... This contradicts the position of the American Cancer Society and other medical groups, which have long recommended annual mammograms beginning at age 40. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Baffled by new breast cancerscreening advice? Nov 18, 2009
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says that most women don't need to get a mammogram until age 50, unless they have a known risk factor ... Read on for answers to your questions about the new mammogram guidelines ... What are the real risks from starting to have a mammogram at age 40. (MSNBC -- Health)
Get more: Healthbeat Nov 18, 2009
New mammogram advice is raising questions and concerns over whether women should wait until they are 50 years old to get mammograms ... We have some important information for women about where they can go for a free mammogram in the Chicago area. (WLS, IL)
Proposed breast cancer guidelines might not affect behavior Nov 18, 2009
Augusta physicians and breast cancer patients roundly rejected Tuesday a government panel's recommendation that women wait until age 50 to begin mammogram screening, and then only every other year ... The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended Monday against annual mammogram screening in women ages 40 to 49 and biennial screening in women ages 50 to 74 ... The recommendations seem to fly in the face of the oft-repeated message about early detection through mammograms, which has greatly... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Smells Like Rationing Nov 18, 2009
The new mammogram guidelines are troubling ... We dont have health care reform yet, but with the new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that women shouldnt get mammograms until the age of 50, and then only every two years, it feels like were getting the rationing ... (The NYT does say that for annual mammograms, which provides some measure of comfort. (Slate)
Stopping Mammograms Nov 17, 2009
New Mammogram Guidelines Spur Debate Over Early Detection - ABC News ... Stop Annual Mammograms, Govt ... For the first time in 20 years, a government panel is telling women in their 40s to stop getting routine mammograms and recommending that a host of other breast cancer screenings slow down. (ABC News)
Full Story » Nov 17, 2009
New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns - Yahoo ... New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Breast Cancer Foundation Founder 'Infuriated' About Latest Report Nov 17, 2009
WASHINGTON - A new government task force says most women do not need a mammogram in their 40's and should get one every two years starting at age 50 ... She says the government task force's report that women under 50 don't need regular mammograms is infuriating ... But Karmo says, "There are lives at stake here. When it comes to heart beats, there's no number you can put on someone's life." The American Cancer Society says it will continue to advise women over 40 to get annual mammograms but the... (ABC 7 News, DC)
California & The West Nov 17, 2009
For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences. By DAVID MERCER, Associated Press Writer. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
An inside look at why health care is so expensive Nov 17, 2009
He might order a $300 mammogram or $3,000 colonoscopy even if there is only a remote chance of finding cancer. We re always ordering tests because we are so afraid of missing something. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Health & Fitness Nov 17, 2009
For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences ... Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
An RN’s view on heath care Nov 12, 2009
I am 50 years old and it was recommended that I have a mammogram. My insurance covered none of the bill and I paid close to 500 out of my pocket for this. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
ASK DR. H: Breast lump linked to Zocor? Nov 12, 2009
After bloodwork and a mammogram came back normal, he sent me to a surgeon. The surgeon thought that the Zocor I was taking for my cholesterol might have caused it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
1 out of 4 breast cancers not life threatening Nov 12, 2009
The research has further heated up the question: what part of abnormalities picked up by the mammogram tests can actually threaten life. Epidemiologist Dr Stephen Morrell of the University of Sydney and her colleagues studied cases in New South Wales and found that the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer and aged between 50-69 increased almost two times after tests began. (India Times, India)
HEALTHY LIVING Nov 11, 2009
Free mammogram Includes office visit, pap smear, breast exam and mammogram for eligible women 40-64 years of age. For eligibility, call 756-2020 ext. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
