Final Health Reform Bill Likely To Cover More Frequent Mammograms Than USPSTF Recommends

Main Category: Breast Cancer
Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance
Article Date: 14 Jan 2010 – 4:00 PST
 Under pressure from doctors, some women’s groups and imaging equipment makers, lawmakers are likely to require coverage for more mammograms in health reform legislation than is currently recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the Wall Street [...]

New Mammogram Recommendations

E. Huff, as staff writer at NaturalNews.com, wrote an interesting article explaining the data behind the new mammogram recommendations.  
Here’s a quote from the article:
“Several years ago, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (PSTF) issued an updated set of recommendations about mammogram screenings, suggesting which and how often women should get them. Since the last [...]

The Mammography Debate, Part II

The Mammography Debate, Part II
Written by Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
Cancer Decisions

“Barbara Brenner of the San Francisco-based group, Breast Cancer Action (BCA), is one of the rare leaders who has come out in support of the USPSTF recommendations. She says that the new recommendations would simply bring the US in line with most European countries, and [...]

Mammography: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released updated recommendations for breast-cancer screening

The New England Journal of Medicine published this article entitled “On Mammography – More Agreement Than Disagressment. ”
Click here to view the article.