Posted by tea on January 14, 2010, at 0:31:54
In reply to Re: For Tea And Others Mammograms!, posted by Phillipa on January 13, 2010, at 20:53:20
As for women under age 50, the USPSTF now suggests that the decision to start breast cancer screening "should be an individual one and take patient context into account, including the patient's values regarding specific benefits and harms."
Well I THINK it should read For all women of any age (but probably not before 30, and they aught to be warned that mammograms dont work in dense tissue much..so if you are under 50 with dense tisse they are a waste of time mostly.. my one was.. the tissue was too dense to see anything?
So with that proviso warning its hould read
"for all woman, the USPSTF now suggests that the decision to start breast cancer screening "should be an individual one and take patient context into account, including the patient's values regarding specific benefits and harms."
Actually I think that should apply to everything? I dont think the medical system or govt should bully anyone in a test they don't want?
OK maybe they have a point with infectious diseases, but otherwise?One female doc has refused to treat me as I refused to have mammogram..told I was not aloowed to return unless I had one, and I was bei8ng inconsiderate as it was hard enough to get the govt to pay for the mass screening!!! gee..suits me:) LOL
http://naturalhealthcenter.mercola.com/services/Thermography.aspx
Thermogram- the one I would have if it was available for me(which it isn't and I'm not going to fly to the US for one:-)BTW the risk factors are AVERAGES, I'm sure my risk is less.
There are many tests I would love to have though where I am high risk, but those are not offered. I'm unsure if I agree with mass screenings per se, maybe I am more for more individualised medicine.
A bit like putting all females of age 35 or 40 on antiD's !
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