What I know is that the efficacy of mammograms was never in question ... until we were faced with ObeyMeCare. About a year before it was finally signed we started hearing, oh, nobody really needs one yearly.... oh, 40 year olds should just wait til they’re 50 for a baseline.... oh, maybe insurance companies should drop coverage for annual screens...
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You're right. For years and years, doctors, the media, and everyone else insisted that women should have yearly mammograms starting at age 40. In those days, I read an article warning that yearly mammograms could cause cancer, and it convinced me not to have one. But, believe me, it didn't matter what I read - Back then, those of us who wouldn't have a mammogram were accused of being irresponsible and stupid.
Now, all of a sudden, out of the blue come all of these articles on how mammograms are harmful or, at the very least, not really helpful at all. Hmmm...
In reality, mammograms catch some tumors and miss others. IMHO, based on personal experience, we each should be vigilant about our own health, but what that means for one person may be very different from what that means for another.