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Olivia Newton John Slams New Mammogram Guidelines as ‘Troublesome’
Fox News ^ | November 19, 2009 | Hollie McKay
Posted on November 20, 2009 4:12:58 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
In the wake of the new federal recommendations that only women aged 50-74 need routine mammograms and that self examination shouldn’t be taught, breast cancer survivor Olivia Newton-John has spoken out that such advice is an absolute “mistake.”
“Having found my lump myself and being persistent in having it looked at I am very for regular self examination and to follow through with regular mammograms and check-ups as part of the triage of taking care of yourself.
The fact that they aren’t even advocating even self-exam is really upsetting to me and really troublesome,” Newton John told Tarts on Wednesday.
“I think it’s a mistake, so many cancers are not genetic. Mine wasn’t and I’m sad to say a lot of my friends have had breast cancer and their’s weren’t either.
Many have found it themselves or through a mammogram and many were not yet in their 40’s or 50’s.
So for me it doesn’t seem common sense to be going backwards which is what it seems to be doing.”
The “Grease” beauty said she also can’t help but feel the government is sacrificing a woman’s health for financial reasons.
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ABC’s Robin Roberts Grills Govt Official: Was Breast Cancer Decision Rationing?
Newsbusters ^ | 11/19/09 | Scott Whitlock
Posted on November 20, 2009 4:23:24 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
ABC’s Robin Roberts on Thursday pressed a government official on rationing and a new recommendation that women under the age of 50 shouldn’t get regular mammograms.
Talking to one of report’s authors, she chided, “Dr. [Thomas] Wilt, you know many are feeling that this is trying to save money, that this is a political move.”
Roberts challenged Wilt, who is with the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force.
Although she didn’t specifically use the word rationing, the implication was clear: “You are an independent panel, but federally funded independent panel.
How do you respond to those who feel that this is nothing more than a cost-saving measure?”
On Wednesday’s GMA, the program featured a clip of Dr. Peter Jokich, of Rush University Medical Center. Making a similar point, he derided the report: “I think it’s totally ridiculous.
I may not be politically correct, but I think this is really about money and politics. It’s about the beginning of rationing care and I don’t think it’s really about the health of individual women.”
In a follow-up question on Thursday, Roberts, who is a survivor of breast cancer, pointed out the organization’s own numbers don’t seem to support the change in screening recommendation.
She explained that mammographies for women between 40 and 49 prevented one death per 1904 person and one death per 1339 for females 50 to 59.
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