"Brawley said people believe mammography is better than it is.
"I think that the belief is actually hindering our ability to find something better, and we desperately need to find something better,"' he said.
I love this quote and the opinions by this source from today's article about mammogram recommendations.
You'll remember this issue flared about two years ago, as it does every so many years. There was huge outcry over a government panel's recommendation that mammos don't show as much benefit for women under 50.
The suggestion was that women should work with their dr's on the best screening routine, which might be not start until 50 and then have one only every two years rather than starting at 40 and having one annually.
This resulted in many groups screaming "Don't take our mammos away!!!!!!"
Which I think is entirely missing the point. The point that the above source makes perfectly.
I'm one of those who had no identifiable risk factors who nevertheless developed aggressive bc before age 40. I'm also one of those for whom mammos don't work at all.
Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Brawley, we need something better, and we need it now!!!!!!!!!
1 comments:
Yes!!!! You are absolutely right. We need better screening methods!!
Your situation was a lot line mine in that I was diagnosed before 40 and a mammogram couldn't find the tumor hidden within dense breast tissue.
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