Mammogram Guidelines

Catherine Pearson

New Study Reports Major Benefit From Breast Cancer Screening

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 12.06.2011

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Regular mammography screening may reduce women's risk of dying from breast cancer by half, according to a new study from the Netherlands. The decrease...

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Catherine Pearson

Breast Cancer Deaths Down, But Decline Slower For Poor Women

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 12.03.2011

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Breast cancer deaths have dropped steadily since 1990, but they have declined at slower rates among women living in poor areas, according to a new rep...

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New Research: Mammograms Under 50 If Breast Cancer Runs In The Family

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Women in their 40s with a moderate family risk of breast cancer should get yearly mammograms, a new study suggests. Though such testin...

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Why I'm Not Celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Fran Visco | Posted 11.17.2011

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Fran Visco

This is the 25th breast cancer awareness month. We are being asked to celebrate that fact -- which is symptomatic of the problem. Why do we try so hard to make breast cancer palatable, comfortable, pink?

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Mammography's Income Gradient

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

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Philip N. Cohen

Women with more money are healthier, generally, and new data from the CDC shows a strong relationship between income and regular mammography for women over age 49.

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The Uproar Over New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 11.17.2011

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Barbara Ehrenreich

In the post-feminist United States, issues like rape, domestic violence, and unwanted pregnancy seem to be too edgy for much public discussion, but breast cancer is all apple pie.

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The Cancer Vixen Mission: No Breast Left Behind

Marisa Acocella Marchetto | Posted 11.17.2011

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Marisa Acocella Marchetto

If you don't test yourself until you're 50 - then you risk receiving a later diagnosis, which could lead to death. To be blunt: it could kill you.

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Trying to Put Genie Back in the Bottle

Philip Lee Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Philip Lee Miller

The current uproar regarding the task force recommendations on breast cancer screening highlights how guidelines have a tendency to insinuate themselves into the fabric of bureaucratic mandates.

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Mammography Wars: Drawing the Line Between Breasts and Politics

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

How did mammography guidelines end up in the middle of a political discussion? It was the timing, of course. The conclusions were immediately plunged into a partisan, political dispute.

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The Future Of Breast Cancer Diagnosis Is Touch

Jae Son | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jae Son

At the heart of the mammogram controvery, the real issue is that new screening methods need to be established and supported, since our current system is risky, costly and just isn't working.

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How Does It Feel To Be Told You Can't Have A Test?

Kim Stagliano | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kim Stagliano

America, how does it feel to wake up and learn that you can't have healthcare tests that you think you or your loved one needs?

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A Mammogram DIDN'T Save My Life

Lauren Cahn | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lauren Cahn

At 35, I had my first mammogram. It was clean as a whistle. At 36, I was diagnosed with three cancerous tumors in my right breast, two of which were larger than 2.5 centimeters.

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The Problem Isn't the Recommendation, It's How We React to It.

Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aaron E. Carroll

Mammograms weren't outlawed. They weren't taken away. No one's insurance stopped covering them. It's just a recommendation.

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The Great Mammography Debate: "Peace of Mind" Or "Power Of Me?" What Kind Of Person Are You?

Mehmet Oz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mehmet Oz, M.D.

The new task force recommendations on mammograms are not a blanket, one-size-fits-all prescription for every woman. Guidelines should never replace a dialogue with your own doctor that considers individual risk.

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Dead Moms Everywhere -- That's What Postponing Mammograms Means

Jenny Block | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jenny Block

My mother would be dead. There's nothing complicated about it. She would be dead if she had not gone in to have her routine mammogram at age 45.

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Steve Martin and the Latest Mammography Recommendations

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Jon LaPook

The recent recommendation that women should no longer routinely start getting screening for mammograms at age 40 is the latest example of a time-honored tradition of doctors changing their minds.

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Give Thanks To Kathleen Sebelius For Saving 47,000 Women From Death By Cost-Benefit Analysis

George Lakoff | Posted 11.17.2011

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George Lakoff

When arithmetic is added to mammogram statistics, it yields a clear case of a low probability event with major life-and-death consequences for tens of thousands of people.

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Doctors Answer Mammogram Concerns

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Jon LaPook

In light of the new breast cancer screening guidelines, I asked two experts on the front lines of patient care to join me in a live webcast to provide some perspective.

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Mammogram Age Pushed Back To 50

AP | RONI CARYN RABIN | Posted 11.17.2011

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NEW YORK (AP)- 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. ...

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What Is A Woman To Do?

Dora Levy Mossanen | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dora Levy Mossanen

Is the recent government panel ruling changing the recommendations for mammograms similar to that hormone therapy controversy several years back? With things always changing, what are we to do?

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Wasserman Shultz: Mammograms Won't Be Limited By The Health Care Bill

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A Democratic lawmaker who has been treated for breast cancer says worries that the proposed health care overhaul would limit cancer...

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The Perils Of Unnecessary Mammography And Why You Should Always Ask Why

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 11.17.2011

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Danielle Cavallucci

My female friends were emailing in outrage at the notion that we may have, once again, been roused by the health care magnates in this country into receiving potentially destructive procedures and treatments.

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