I couldn't agree with you more! I found a lump at 43 that was shown by mammography to be suspicious and turned out to be breast cancer. I wouldn't have looked for that lump or taken the lump seriously or subjected myself to baseline screening if these panel guidelines had been in place then. It's seriously irresponsible to make these recommendations, especially during a recession, as you say. You should wield your five-inch stilettos against them to make a point. Thanks so much for your post. Jan (www.janhasak.com)
Like it matters to me or anyone else on Medicare part B, can't afford a mammogram anyway, supposedly covered, ha, ha! Haven't been able to swing one in over 5 years. Think the new rules are BS, amazing that the first two cuts involve women, shouldn't there be some cuts for men's health too, oh, wait, this is like the birth control, ED drugs, right?
I agree we must fight. I might not be here to post this if I had my first mammogram at age 50. At 48 I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and luckily caught it in time. I went through 2 years of chemo,radiation, and herception.If I had my first mammo at 50 it would have spread to other parts of my body and would have a poor survival rate. At least now I will be around to see my Grandchildren. Anyone who has had a loved one with cancer knows the heartache you go through. Who is thinking of these new regulation?
We must fight.
Although in diferent situation and naturally, different perspectives, but this note has the same power to encourage people and survivors like us back home too. I therefore had the great pleasure to put it on my blog for you.
Hope you'll like it as much as I do.
Thank you for the spirit!
May God always bless you, Cancer Vixen.
With kind regards,
Mimi
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I fully agree with you . More and more are being diagnosed at earlier ages with breast cancer (i was one of them ....i found a lump in May of 2008 at the age of 34...finally got an appt to see my regular doctor a couple of weeks later ..demanded a mammogram..and a mammogram in early June with an ultrasound and biopsy concluded that i had breast cancer). Studies HAVE shown that earlier detection and earlier screenings DO save lives of not just women, but men also. Men do get breast cancer too and that is the misconception that men have also is that it's a women's disease, but it is not. If insurance companies follow suit with the task forces suggestions there WILL be a lot of more lives lost ...i hope and pray that does not happen. We as women( and men also) have to fight and we have to fight hard to make sure that that does not happen and we have to make it very obvious that screenings and self breast exams are still needed and necessary.....thank you for also taking a stand. I am VERY angry about this task force and what they are suggesting and what influence they will have on the medical community, on women and men's lives and when they should be screened and self breast exams, and what the insurance companies will do next due to what is being said and suggested by "incompetant boobs" (the task force)in my opinion..and we have to keep fighting.
Glad to hear you're ok.
The fact that this is an issue and women are just letting it slide is appalling to me.
We MUST fight!
Love that you call them incompetent boobs!