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White House backs off cancer test guidelines
Washington Post ^ | 11/19/09 | Rob Stein and Dan Eggen

Posted on 11/18/2009 8:04:40 PM PST by Nachum

A top federal health official said Wednesday that the controversial new guidelines for breast cancer screening do not represent government policy, as the Obama administration sought to keep the debate over mammograms from undermining the prospects for health-care reform.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, in a written statement, said the new guidelines had "caused a great deal of confusion and worry among women and their families across this country," and she stressed that they were issued by "an outside independent panel of doctors and scientists who . . . do not set federal policy and . . . don't determine what services are covered by the federal government."

Sebelius's statement challenged the recommendations of that influential panel, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, made up of independent experts assembled by her department to address one of the most explosive issues in women's health.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: breastcancer; cancertest; coloncancer; deathpanels; house; obama; palinwasright; rationing; white
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41 posted on 11/19/2009 2:05:23 PM PST by Maverick68 (w)
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To: mylife

I note you mentioned that this panel was assembled by Sebelius’ own department. Which makes me think you know something about it, at least more than me right now.

I have, of course, heard all the flap over this recommendation that women NOT get annual mammograms before age 50 because of an alleged plethora of false positives, yada, yada.

What I’m not clear about is just who this panel is that came up with this idea, why it was formed...like that.

Care to enlighten me?


42 posted on 11/19/2009 2:07:39 PM PST by Fishtalk
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To: londonfog

[[I just want to remind you that this was the “death panel” in action. They will reduce your care to control population. You women should be panicked. These people are Satanic.]]

Bingo! And after the bill passes, you will see that ‘recomendations for prostate exams’ will be reduced as well, because we’re now beginning to hear i nthe news that ‘young people who were diagnosed with prostrate problems, and were treated for the cancer, ‘probably never woudl have’ had serious problems had they opted not to have treatment’

Cripes- now they’re predicting who ‘might or might not’ die from cancer?


43 posted on 11/19/2009 2:17:25 PM PST by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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To: Nachum

Yeah have you heard the latest talking points. They were all appointed during the BUSH admin.
It’s Bushs fault.


44 posted on 11/19/2009 2:17:25 PM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: Nachum
"do not set federal policy and . . . don't determine what services are covered by the federal government."

Just a question,are there services now determined by the federal government?

A little foreshadowing perhaps?

45 posted on 11/19/2009 2:20:10 PM PST by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve,and have served,to keep us free)
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To: Nachum

This is just too easy. Like shooting fish in a barrel.
Keep it up ... there’s a nation to save!!!


46 posted on 11/19/2009 2:22:29 PM PST by Jo Nuvark (Those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse Israel will be cursed. Gen 12:3)
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To: mylife
Does the muslim in the white house think the americans are that stupid not to know that it's him and his cronies putting out this garbage? Just to keep health care costs down? A month ago the national cancer society put out that early exams for prostate cancer is actually more dangerous than the cancer. When called the NCS denied making the statement then a week later supported it. Now our wives and daughters aren't suppose to get annual check-ups until the cancer is so advanced it's too late to treat the disease? I hope that some leftists are reading this. I'm convinced that obama, his staff, and the rest of the socialists in washington have a facination with death. First the unborn deserve to die then any adult who gets sick deserves the same. What a morally corrupt group of people.
47 posted on 11/19/2009 2:23:50 PM PST by Son-Joshua (son-joshua)
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To: Nachum
I was trying to explain to my wife how this was Obama driven, cutting costs by cutting testing.

Then this announcement from Sebelius. LMAO, confirmation! Bingo!

Sebelius's statement challenged the recommendations of that influential panel, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, made up of independent experts assembled by her department to address one of the most explosive issues in women's health.

These people would sell out their own mothers, so why not the women of the U.S.? We just have to make sure women are aware of who drove this. When they vote in November of 2010, they damned well better remember who drove this.

48 posted on 11/19/2009 2:31:31 PM PST by DoughtyOne (A MELTING POT not a potters wheel. Join us. Don't try to turn this nation into the one you fled.)
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To: Man50D
These Stalinists are just like the school yard bully.

When they start pushing kids around, it's only a question of time before one or several of them punch back.

And the Stalinists, just like the bully, will run away crying every single time.

49 posted on 11/19/2009 2:32:22 PM PST by GI Joe Fan (GI Joe represents Real American Heroes, not a bunch of globalist drones.)
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To: Fishtalk

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/18/AR2009111802545_pf.html


50 posted on 11/19/2009 2:34:01 PM PST by DoughtyOne (A MELTING POT not a potters wheel. Join us. Don't try to turn this nation into the one you fled.)
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To: Nachum

This is exactly why the government (particularly the Executive Branch) has no business touching ANYTHING regarding Health Care.


51 posted on 11/19/2009 2:36:39 PM PST by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ ANTI-OBAMA STUFF : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: Nachum
I was trying to explain to my wife how this was Obama driven, cutting costs by cutting testing.

Then this announcement from Sebelius. LMAO, confirmation! Bingo!

Sebelius's statement challenged the recommendations of that influential panel, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, made up of independent experts assembled by her department to address one of the most explosive issues in women's health.

These people would sell out their own mothers, so why not the women of the U.S.? We just have to make sure women are aware of who drove this. When they vote in November of 2010, they damned well better remember who drove this.

52 posted on 11/19/2009 2:39:19 PM PST by DoughtyOne (A MELTING POT not a potters wheel. Join us. Don't try to turn this nation into the one you fled.)
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To: DoughtyOne
I was trying to explain to my wife how this was Obama driven, cutting costs by cutting testing.

The real question is why they did this as the legislation is being voted on. It cannot be an accident.

53 posted on 11/19/2009 2:39:52 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

WHAT??!!?? You mean that this was really just a BS trial balloon to see how much extra gravy they can get away with?

I think they backed down because even a lot of lefties would be angered about this because they’d be impacted just as much as any other woman would be.


54 posted on 11/19/2009 2:42:12 PM PST by bustinchops (Teddy ("The Hiccup") Kennedy - the original water-boarder)
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To: Nachum

I think it’s brash and exhibits an air of superiority that is breathtaking in it’s scope. I sure don’t see any positive aspects of it related to the health care push.

Did they really think women were going to take this lying down, what with everyone knowing women under 40 who have had breast cancer and barely beat it, if they didn’t outright die from it?

It’s as if they didn’t care. They were leftist driven and this fitting into Obama’s “test less” game plan, they didn’t need to consider anything else.

Buffoons one and all.


55 posted on 11/19/2009 2:46:15 PM PST by DoughtyOne (A MELTING POT not a potters wheel. Join us. Don't try to turn this nation into the one you fled.)
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To: Nachum
When my S.O., who rarely follows politics asks me "So, what's up with this mammogram thing?", as she did over last night's dinner, I know this admin is in trouble.

For her to bring it up, it means the folks she speaks with during the day ... and that's a lot ... are also talking about it. That worm keeps turning!

56 posted on 11/19/2009 2:48:30 PM PST by mellow velo
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To: bustinchops
You mean that this was really just a BS trial balloon to see how much extra gravy they can get away with?

Or possibly to desensitize us to the notion of rationed care. Maybe to bring the argument up in the first place just to see if people are paying attention. Not sure what the reason is.

I think the lefties are well aware of the affects of rationing. They want it. That's why it is a curiousity to me as to why they are bringing it up so blatantly. It could merely be a case of "Acams razor" here too. The most obvious thing may be that the committee pushed this out before Sebellius could tell them to shut up about it till later....

57 posted on 11/19/2009 2:49:19 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

First ya do, then ya don’t , then ya do, then ya don’t, then you pretend until it’s passed and READY AIM FIRE...it’s over!


58 posted on 11/19/2009 2:49:38 PM PST by pollywog ( It's Saturday ~~~ But SUNDAY'S A COMING'!!!!)
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To: DoughtyOne
Did they really think women were going to take this lying down

Maybe. Or maybe they want to get in our face about it. That is the administration's style.

59 posted on 11/19/2009 2:51:51 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

“A top federal health official said Wednesday that the controversial new guidelines for breast cancer screening do not represent government policy...”

The real policy will be: Mamograms only for women who can prove that they voted straight ticket Democrat in the last general election.


60 posted on 11/19/2009 2:53:51 PM PST by Panzerlied ("We shall never surrender!")
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