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Contributor: LikeSunshineDust LikeSunshineDust
In the news as of Monday: "Women in their 40s should not get routine mammograms for early detection of breast cancer, according to updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force." (from CNN Health link)

If you have already heard of this new recommendation, PLEASE disregard it! The US Department of Health and Human Services and the American Cancer Society do NOT support it and recommend continued breast cancer screening for women beginning at age 40.

Here's more information about what is being done in response to the recommendation (as well as the CNN article:
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11/18/2009
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Contributor: LikeSunshineDust LikeSunshineDust
I didn't mention it up there^, but I am personally outraged by this recommendation. I mean really? 'Cause breast cancer doesn't affect women under 50?
Some quotes from the articles above: "At least 40 percent of the lives saved by mammographic screening are of women aged 40-49." and "Roughly 15 percent of women in their 40s detect breast cancer through mammography." Meh, we don't need that 15% of women anyway. Screw em'. Screw their families too; they don't need a mom or anything.

UUUGGGHHH so mad!
11/18/2009
Contributor: sarahbear sarahbear
It's ridiculous. I hope that this does not affect insurance coverage of preventative care. The article said that they aren't concerned that it will, but I'm worried that it will cause insurance companies to start requiring doctor recommendations for mammograms. As if there weren't already enough hoops to jump through with bullshit insurance premiums, deductibles and crap they randomly decide you don't need coverage for.
11/18/2009
Contributor: LikeSunshineDust LikeSunshineDust
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Originally posted by sarahbear
It's ridiculous. I hope that this does not affect insurance coverage of preventative care. The article said that they aren't concerned that it will, but I'm worried that it will cause insurance companies to start requiring doctor ... more
I don't think it will be a problem with insurance companies. They know it will be cheaper to pay for a mammogram now than to pay for chemo later.
11/18/2009
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
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Originally posted by LikeSunshineDust
I didn't mention it up there^, but I am personally outraged by this recommendation. I mean really? 'Cause breast cancer doesn't affect women under 50?
Some quotes from the articles above: "At least 40 percent of the lives saved by ... more
I'm very much with you on this one. Both my great-aunt and her daughter (second cousin maybe?) died of breast cancer at the age of 45. They did so at a time when nobody encouraged women to get mammograms.

I saw someone try to give an interview today on CNN about why the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force felt this was a valid recommendation. She very much wished she was not giving the interview. It was ridiculous, she was sputtering some nonsense about how the additional life years saved from having mammograms before 50 was too insignificant.

You go find me one person who feels the additional year or even 6 months they had with a loved one before they died was insignificant and THEN talk to me about waiting till 50.

My mom was diagnosed 2 years ago and I was 35. I'm getting my 3rd mammogram in February. What really pisses me off is that recommendations like these give insurance companies an excuse not to cover the test.
11/18/2009
Contributor: Sammi Sammi
I intend to get mine every year. I've been going for the past 2 years. I do hope insurance companies do not decide not to cover this though! That would, I think, be awful.
11/18/2009
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
I was just talking with my mom about this tonight and she said the federal government has pretty much disavowed this groups recommendation on this topic. Specifically, she said Kathy Sebelius (Sec. of HHS) announced the government would not make any changes based on the recommendation and she "tossed the group under the bus" ...the world of which ever media person reported this.
11/20/2009