DOTmed.com – Health Care Business Daily News Written by: Thomas Dworetzky , Contributing Reporter A just-published study of breast cancer data has raised the issue of overdiagnosis from mammography screening – and puts tumor size squarely in the middle of the debate. That’s because many “small breast cancers have an excellent prognosis because they are inherently […]
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Mandatory Reporting Of Breast Density In Screening Mammograms. Why The Controversy
Elaine Schattner www.forbes.com Recently, the Governor of Michigan signed into law a requirement that radiologists inform women if their mammogram reveals dense breasts. The law will take effect on June 1, 2015. With this act, Michigan became the 21st state to enact legislation on mandatory reporting of breast density found in breast cancer screening. The […]
From the ED: Breast Cancer Mammograms: Overrated – and Over-diagnosing Women
Posted on June 23, 2014 by Caitlin C. Posted at: Breast Cancer Action Editor’s Note: You may have seen Karuna’s article back in April of this year when it was published in The Guardian. The piece generated a lot of discussion – over 1,000 people shared it on their Facebook page and over 150 people […]
Mammography controversy needs greater participation to inform decisions
Wednesday 7 May 2014 – 2am PST Doctors at the World Congress on the Menopause in Cancun, Mexico, have called for any decision to participate in mammography to be a based on an informed choice and consideration of all factors, rather than just be an automatic process. A major session at the World Congress on […]
Abolishing Mammography Screening Programs? A View from the Swiss Medical Board
Nikola Biller-Andorno, M.D., Ph.D., and Peter Jüni, M.D. April 16, 2014DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1401875 In January 2013, the Swiss Medical Board, an independent health technology assessment initiative under the auspices of the Conference of Health Ministers of the Swiss Cantons, the Swiss Medical Association, and the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences, was mandated to prepare a review […]
Are the Harms of Mammography Underestimated?
April 08, 2014 By Kristen Fischer More controversy has emerged surrounding mammograms ever since a new report in JAMA recommended that the test be performed based on a woman’s risk and preferences. Dr. Lydia Pace and Dr. Nancy Keating both of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, conducted a systematic review of data spanning 50 […]
FAIL: Another Mammography Study Finds They Don’t Save Lives
Posted on: Wednesday, February 12th 2014 at 8:15 am Written By: Sayer Ji, Founder GreenMedInfo.com There are already more than enough reasons for ‘pink’ to make you see red, not the least of which is the notion that exposing the healthy breasts of asymptomatic women to breast-cancer causing x-ray radiation for ‘early detection’ is the […]
Vast Study Casts Doubts on Value of Mammograms
By GINA KOLATA FEB. 11, 2014 The New York Times One of the largest and most meticulous studies of mammography ever done, involving 90,000 women and lasting a quarter-century, has added powerful new doubts about the value of the screening test for women of any age. It found that the death rates from breast cancer […]
For Women, a More Complicated Choice on Mammograms
By RONI CARYN RABIN FEB. 11, 2014 The New York Times For women who dutifully keep their mammogram appointments year after year, the latest results from a long-term trial in Canada, which found no difference in death rates from breast cancer among women who had regular mammograms and those who did not, are bound to […]
Watchful Waiting Best for Low-Risk Breast Lesions
August 21, 2013 by Carol Ko , Staff Writer A new study shows that slow-growing breast lesions classified as “probably benign” commonly found with ultrasound screenings can be safely re-evaluated in 12 months instead of being immediately followed up with unnecessary biopsies and exams. Current guidelines suggest that such lesions should be followed up either […]
Special report: The end of traditional mammography?
July 19, 2013 by Carol Ko , Staff Writer This first appeared in the July 2013 issue of DOTmed Business News It’s no secret that getting a mammogram is a nerve-wracking experience for many women. Although some studies suggest women at higher risk for breast cancer are more likely to get regular screens, others show […]
Breast Cancer Screening Does Not Reduce Deaths Says Study Of 40 Years Of Mammograms
Article Date: 11 Jun 2013 – 9:00 PDT Posted at: MedicalNewsToday.com A new UK study suggests screening for breast cancer does not reduce deaths from the disease. The study, which looked at nearly 40 years of breast screening, adds to the controversy surrounding whether it is screening or improvement in treatment that accounts for the […]
Mammograms Don’t Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths
From The Daily Health. 12th June 2013 We’ve been saying this for a while now: Mammograms simply don’t crack it when it comes to saving lives. In fact, studies have shown that for every 2,000 women over the age of 50 who are screened every year for a decade with this archaic and painful screening […]
NYTimes.com – Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer
By PEGGY ORENSTEIN Published: April 25, 2013 NYtimes.com So when the radiologist found an odd, bicycle-spoke-like pattern on the film — not even a lump — and sent me for a biopsy, I wasn’t worried. After all, who got breast cancer at 35? It turns out I did. Recalling the fear, confusion, anger and grief […]
Cancer Survivor or Victim of Overdiagnosis?
The New York Times Articles By: H. Gilbert Welch Written: November 21, 2012 FOR decades women have been told that one of the most important things they can do to protect their health is to have regular mammograms. But over the past few years, it’s become increasingly clear that these screenings are not all they’re […]
Health Canada protects mammogram racket by criminalizing thermography for breast cancer detection
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer By Natural News (NaturalNews) The forces of evil are currently running wild in Canada, where the government-run healthcare machine and the mainstream media are currently engaged in a vicious assault on the safe and effective breast cancer screening tool known as thermography. A recent “investigative” […]
Breast Cancer Screening Causes More Damage than Previously Thought
Around 4,000 women have unnecessary treatment for a disease that will never threaten their health, though tests should continue Sarah Boseley, health editor The Guardian, Monday 29 October 2012 Around 1,300 lives are saved by mammography, but many women have unnecessary breast cancer treatment. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA Breast cancer screening causes more harm than has […]
Professors: Komen overstating benefits of mammograms (CNN News)
By Saundra Young, CNN Sr. Medical Producer updated 1:33 PM EDT, Tue August 7, 2012 Read complete article on CNN (CNN) — A national breast cancer charity is being accused of using misleading statistics to convince women to have mammograms, according to a paper published Thursday in the British Medical Journal. Susan G. Komen for […]