Excellent little article on forbes.com
“On Monday, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, an influential group that crafts guidelines for doctors, insurance companies and policymakers, released new recommendations for women getting mammograms. Instead of the annual mammogram beginning at age 40, the USPSTF now says that women who aren’t at risk because they lack a family history of the disease should get them once every two years starting at age 50.”
I think this is ridiculous as does the author, Mary Ellen Egan. They say that getting mammograms before 50 increases unnecessary treatments like simple biopsies that give women anxiety. I also think they missed the mark when they suggest getting a mammogram every two years. This recommendation by the USPSTF is a joke. What do you think?
