On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't think the recommendation applies to women with a family history of > early breast cancer.
That's correct. > They are out there, that's true. I am very certain > nobody is telling anyone to not to self exam. The said they are of no benefit. > They are saying that routine > mammograms may not be a good idea as early as 40. It's not a real pleasant > test, you know. I have seen worse, but... I'd just as soon have missed the > last few totally normal mammograms, for which there was no indication. I am > not sure I agree with the call, but it's not a "death panel" for crying out > loud. But you're glad you didn't miss one of them? > Mammograms are Xrays. All Xrays increase the risk of cancer a little (a lot > in the case of CAT scans). This is not a reason not to get one if the Xray > or CAT scan will probably provide useful information. It is a good reason > not to get one just to get one. Useful information is the heart of the > matter. Amount of good it might do vs amount of harm it might do. > > Cost-benefit analysis, so who's life is worth saving >> > > Cost-benefit analysis, see above. What you're missing is that that they > calculate this from the patient's point of view, not society's. No, the panel made a sweeping claim as the first step in rationing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309733 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
