Mammogram Benefits Overstated
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Mammogram Benefits Overstated
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Tags: Cancer, Breast Cancer, Mammogram, Women's Health, American Cancer Society
Most Recently Shared on October 23, 2009 at 1:30 pm By:
Women have been counseled that mammograms are the best way to screen for breast cancer. New reports now say otherwise http://bit.ly/3G4oVP
Medical News:Dense Breasts Benefit from Mammogram Plus - in Oncology/Hematology, Breast Cancer from MedPage Today
medpagetoday.com — “Medical News:Dense Breasts Benefit from Mammogram Plus - in Oncology/Hematology, Breast Cancer from MedPage Today” View full resource at medpagetoday.com
Most Recently Shared on April 3, 2012 at 10:27 pm By:
Dense Breasts Benefit from Mammogram Plus (CME/CE) http://t.co/QFlfZYbK
Mammography: Hard Truths | Closer to the Truth
thennt.com — “Mammography: Hard Truths | Closer to the Truth” View full resource at thennt.com
Most Recently Shared on March 10, 2012 at 2:37 pm By:
Marya Zilberberg, MD Doctor, Internist, and Physician
Great post @The_NNT! RT @medskep: in RCTs there is no evidence of an overall mortality benefit to screening mammograms. http://t.co/z0gqDv8I
Research finds little benefit of breast imaging tests for women with breast pain
eurekalert.org — “Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that women with breast pain who receive imaging (mammograms, MRIs or ultrasounds) as part of breast pain evaluation, undergo follow-up diagnostic testing, but do not gain benefit from these additional studies.” View full resource at eurekalert.org
Most Recently Shared on March 7, 2012 at 3:20 pm By:
Research finds little benefit of breast imaging tests for women with breast pain: ( Boston University Medical Ce... http://t.co/gcUanfgE
New Mammogram Benefits for Women in Their 40s
webmd.com — “Are mammograms for women in their 40s worth all the false-positive tests and unnecessary biopsies? In addition to saving lives, benefits include less aggressive treatment and better odds the cancer won't come back.” View full resource at webmd.com
Most Recently Shared on February 22, 2012 at 5:45 am By:
New Mammogram Benefits for Women in Their 40s http://t.co/rjjMWfBt #rn #health #nursing
Many Older Women May Not Need Frequent Bone Scans : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “Many older women currently get scans every two years to check for signs of osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease that can cause painful spine fractures and broken hips. But a new study suggests perhaps half of women over 67 might not need such bone scans more often than every 15 years.” View full resource at npr.org
Most Recently Shared on January 19, 2012 at 9:00 pm By:
Jessie Gruman Doctor, Health Advocate, and PhD
Many older women don’t need frequent bone scans: will backlash be same as w/ mammograms? - @DickKnox, NPR: http://t.co/42DJWxnO
New Study Backs Mammogram Screening For Women In Their 40s | Fox News
foxnews.com — “In another slap at a 2009 U.S. task force recommendation on mammography, a new study released Tuesday finds that women do indeed benefit from annual mammograms in their 40s – even if they don’t have a family history of breast cancer” View full resource at foxnews.com
Most Recently Shared on November 29, 2011 at 3:51 pm By:
Shawn Tassone, MD Doctor, ObGyn Physician, Surgeon, and Physician
New Study Backs Mammogram Screening for Women in Their 40s: http://t.co/YMHVk0Gm
Radiologists say mammograms should start at 40 – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs
thechart.blogs.cnn.com — “When the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended in 2009 that routine breast cancer screenings should begin at age 50 instead of 40, controversy ensued about the benefits of screening for breast cancer and the age a woman should have her first mammogram.” View full resource at thechart.blogs.cnn.com
Most Recently Shared on November 29, 2011 at 3:12 pm By:
Radiologists say mammograms should start at 40. http://t.co/kLPCsdM0
Why I support the new breast cancer screening guidelines - The Globe and Mail
theglobeandmail.com — “According to the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which has released new guidelines for breast cancer screening, 2,100 women at average risk of breast cancer, age 40 to 49, would have to be screened every two years for 11 years so that one woman (0.005 per cent) will escape breast cancer death. However, to achieve that benefit, 700 women will experience a false-positive mammogram requiring further imaging with 75 proceeding to biopsy, all to confirm that they do not have breast can” View full resource at theglobeandmail.com
Most Recently Shared on November 28, 2011 at 5:11 pm By:
Why I support the Canadian breast cancer screening guidelines: According to the Canadian Task Force on Preventiv... http://t.co/zraNYAee
Blogger vs. Blogger: Mammogram’s Life-Saving Value Often Overstated, Bloggers Agree « AHLAlerts: American Health Line’s Blog
ahlalerts.com — “Blogger vs. Blogger: Mammogram’s Life-Saving Value Often Overstated, Bloggers Agree « AHLAlerts: American Health Line’s Blog” View full resource at ahlalerts.com
Most Recently Shared on October 28, 2011 at 4:34 pm By:
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Blogger vs. Blogger: Mammogram’s Life-Saving Value Often Overstated, Bloggers Agree | http://t.co/ZUcMtsDF
More Questions About Mammograms - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com — “Considering that only a small portion of women with breast cancer benefited from mammography in a new analysis, all women now face a difficult choice about the screening.” View full resource at nytimes.com
Most Recently Shared on October 28, 2011 at 3:52 pm By:
$5 Bil/year on mammograms for little discernable benefit. Awesome. Let the screaming from the pink warriors begin.... http://t.co/WgG5OZsH
More Questions About Mammograms - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com — “Considering that only a small portion of women with breast cancer benefited from mammography in a new analysis, all women now face a difficult choice about the screening.” View full resource at nytimes.com
Most Recently Shared on October 27, 2011 at 9:39 pm By:
Kenny Lin, MD Physician, Doctor, and Family Medicine Doctor
More Questions About Mammograms: http://t.co/2Ly2s3qV
More Questions About Mammograms - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com — “Considering that only a small portion of women with breast cancer benefited from mammography in a new analysis, all women now face a difficult choice about the screening.” View full resource at nytimes.com
Most Recently Shared on October 27, 2011 at 8:05 am By:
Informative, but frustrating! “@hrana: Editorial: More Questions About Mammograms (The New York Times) http://t.co/RHy3lo1H - #health”
Mammography Screening: Benefits Overstated? | DrPullen.com – Medical and Health Blog
drpullen.com — “Mammography Screening: Benefits Overstated? | DrPullen.com – Medical and Health Blog” View full resource at drpullen.com
Most Recently Shared on October 25, 2011 at 2:27 pm By:
Ed Pullen Active Health Library, Doctor, Family Medicine Doctor, and Physician
Know what you are getting with screening mammography. http://t.co/4S8uuQGL
Author Insights: Despite Rhetoric, Study Finds “Lifesaving” Benefit of Screening Mammography for Breast Cancer Overstated « news@JAMA
newsatjama.jama.com — “Author Insights: Despite Rhetoric, Study Finds “Lifesaving” Benefit of Screening Mammography for Breast Cancer Overstated « news@JAMA” View full resource at newsatjama.jama.com
Most Recently Shared on October 24, 2011 at 9:45 pm By:
ArchInternalMedicine Medical Journal
News@JAMA: Author Insights: study finds “lifesaving” benefit of screening #mammography for #breastcancer overstated http://t.co/ycb5m4rm
More false alarms, uncertain benefits seen with annual mammograms - CNN.com
cnn.com — “Women who have a screening mammogram every other year are substantially less likely than those who opt for annual screening to experience false-positive results.” View full resource at cnn.com
Most Recently Shared on October 18, 2011 at 7:39 pm By:
More mammograms = more false positives http://t.co/PJ6bRvuA
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