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In Reversal, U.S. Urges Mammograms at 50, Not 40 (Here comes Obamacare)
New York Times ^
| 11/16/09
| by Gina Kolta
Posted on 11/16/2009 2:50:45 PM PST by earlJam
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posted on
11/16/2009 2:50:45 PM PST
by
earlJam
To: earlJam
And it said doctors should stop teaching women to examine their breasts on a regular basis.
Huh?
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posted on
11/16/2009 2:53:11 PM PST
by
mlizzy
("Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person" --Mother Teresa.)
To: earlJam
When Obamacare goes into full effect, mammograms will only be administered to women at age 60, but, unfortunately, treatment for breast cancer will be restricted to 55 and under.
That’s just the way it is in Great Britain now.
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posted on
11/16/2009 2:53:59 PM PST
by
BertWheeler
(Dance and the World Dances With You!)
To: earlJam
And it said doctors should stop teaching women to examine their breasts on a regular basis. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot??!?
How does this hurt to do a self-examination? It's almost like they want women to neglect exams and die of a cancer that is highly treatable. But, what do I know; I'm just a racist.
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posted on
11/16/2009 2:54:02 PM PST
by
Hodar
(Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
To: mlizzy
Bill Clinton has selflessly volunteered to help out the 40 y.o. women who will be displaced as a result of Zer0bamaCare
To: earlJam
Meanwhile, here in NJ, the dems’ whole campaign ended up being that Christie wanted to “deny” women mammograms because he said younger women should be allowed to purchase cheaper policies that don’t cover things like mammograms, if that’s their choice.
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posted on
11/16/2009 2:55:12 PM PST
by
Williams
(It's the policies, stupid)
To: BertWheeler
Yep, saves a LOT of money not to diagnose the youngsters with cancer!! Sarc
To: earlJam
Researchers worry the new report will be interpreted as a political effort by the Obama administration to save money on health care costs.
How can it be anything else?
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posted on
11/16/2009 2:56:20 PM PST
by
Question Liberal Authority
(Why buy health insurance at all if you can't be turned down for any pre-existing conditions?)
To: earlJam
Most women should start regular breast cancer screening at age 50, not 40 I know a woman who would be dead if she followed that advice.
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posted on
11/16/2009 2:56:39 PM PST
by
red-dawg
To: earlJam
Reminds me of an old Dragnet episode . . .
Suspected killer of elderly: “Hey they were old . . they didn’t have that much longer to live anyway”
Sgt. Friday was NOT impressed
To: earlJam
I can understand the cold, actuarial analysis which compares some extra tumors found in later stages requiring more aggressive treatment and some extra deaths versus cutting the number of mammograms by more than half (1/2 years vs 1/year + higher starting age). I can’t figure out how “And it said doctors should stop teaching women to examine their breasts on a regular basis” will save any money, unless they are counting cost of the number of noncancerous lumps found and biopsied which wouldn’t be found until a biannual mammogram and seen as noncancerous on the x-ray.
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posted on
11/16/2009 2:57:55 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Obamalaise - the new mood for America.)
To: red-dawg
I know a woman who would be dead if she followed that advice. I have a cousin and and aunt who both had breast cancer in their 40s, but are live and well today. F___ the government. We are heading into such a terrible disaster.
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posted on
11/16/2009 2:59:16 PM PST
by
ilgipper
To: red-dawg
That’s the whole point...they are looking for the booty from estate taxes at the same time...it’s a twofer.....
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posted on
11/16/2009 2:59:57 PM PST
by
Crim
To: earlJam
I had a co-worker at PacBell that succumbed to breast cancer at age 28. She fought it for almost 2 years. My mother-in-law was diagnosed in Feb 1996 and died in May 1996. She had some clues that something was amiss in Nov 1995, but failed to act as she was concerned a "bad" diagnosis might impact her eligibility for a home improvement loan. She got the loan, did the improvements and lived to enjoy them for about 4 months.
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posted on
11/16/2009 3:00:02 PM PST
by
Myrddin
To: red-dawg
I know a woman who would be dead if she followed that advice. In the world of Obmaacare, dead is cheap and therefore good... doubly so if she is a Republican.
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posted on
11/16/2009 3:00:21 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Obamalaise - the new mood for America.)
To: Hodar
While many women do not think a screening test can be harmful, medical experts say the risks are real. They include unnecessary tests, like biopsies that can create extreme anxiety. And mammograms can find cancers that are better off not found. Some cancers grow so slowly that they never would be noticed in a womans lifetime. When they are found, women end up being treated unnecessarily.Researchers worry the new report will be interpreted as a political effort by the Obama administration to save money on health care costs.
Ya think?
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posted on
11/16/2009 3:02:29 PM PST
by
rocksblues
(Sarah and Joe, Real Americans!)
To: Williams
because he said younger women should be allowed to purchase cheaper policies that dont cover things like mammograms, if thats their choice. And that's exactly why insurance premiums are so high; people are forced to buy policies which are forced by law to be chock-full of tests which may not necessarily be desirable for various groups of people.
To: earlJam
FWIW, My wife’s acorn-sized breast tumor was discovered when she was 47
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posted on
11/16/2009 3:03:58 PM PST
by
muir_redwoods
(Obama: The Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers)
To: earlJam
Stupid.
My aunt and my godmother had breast cancer. One is a survivor, the other lost her battle. Both were diagnosed by mamograms in their 40’s and both would have been gone by 50 had they not had treatment.
Instead, one has beaten it and the other got to see both her daughters get married and the birth of her first grandchild before she lost her battle.
Thi is idiotic.
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posted on
11/16/2009 3:04:19 PM PST
by
Hoodlum91
(There's a strange odor coming from the White House. Smells like BO.)
To: red-dawg
And I know a woman who is battling for her life now because she skipped one annual mammogram.
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posted on
11/16/2009 3:05:05 PM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Obama: A day without TOTUS is like a day without sunshine)
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