The task force said that ONLY 15% of women in the 40 - 49 age group have their lives saved by the mammogram detecting cancer. I think the officials who decided the new guidelines should put 100 of their wives/daughters/loved ones who are this age in a room and ask which 15 women volunteer to die of breast cancer. My cancer was just caught on my annual routine mammogram. I'm 50. Whew!
The HHS Secretary has said what women want to hear but notice she doesn't give any guarantees about insurance companies denying mammogram claims. Since the government uses these recommendations for policy, and insurance companies use them to define coverage, the HHS statement means nothing to me. Surprised if insurance companies change their policies? Does that surprise get us ONE more mammogram? No, it raises her eyebrow only. Give me some legal prevention to keep the government and all insurance companies on board mammograms and stop making placating political statements that do nothing but try to get us to believe in her good intentions.
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As an eleven year survivor of beast cancerm I can testify to the need to maintain the previously advised frequency off mamograms. I had screening mamograms from the age or 45. In 1992 a screening showed some susupicious growth.. For 8 years the test was repeated and in 1998 . At the age of 75 an important growth was found. I had a lumpecty and continue tohave an annual test which I hope Medicare and my supplementary continues to cover for me and for all women.