I Read An Article This Week About A New Study Presented At The Annual Meeting Of
The Radiological Society Of North America, That Showed High-Risk Women( Women Who Have A Familial Or Genetic Pre-Disposition To Breast Cancer) Had An Average Increased Rate Of Breast Cancer Due To Low-Dose Radiation 1.5 Times Higher Than High Risk Women Not Exposed To The Radiation. It Said That Women Exposed Before The Age Of 20 With Five Or More Exposures Were 2.5 Times More Likely To Develop Breast Cancer. Could You Tell Me Anything About What You Think Or Know About This?
I'm sure the professional group that reported the study is reliable - beyond that, I couldn't comment with any degree of authority. I believe we've known for quite some time that radiation exposure to the chest area at an early age is a breast cancer risk - for instance, young women with non-Hodgkins lymphoma who receive radiaiton treatment are at increased risk for breast cancer later in life. So - again, Im not an authority - but I'd say this is probably true. PJH
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Nice to have gotten 1000+ responses, and over such a wide demographic. The results show that American women are pretty united on this topic: we want our mammograms - available when we need them, and covered by insurance. Until a better test comes along, the mammogram is our best protection against breast cancer. Let's keep pushing women to understand and accept the risk of false positives, and perhaps unnecessary treatment, in order to save as many lives as possible.
Thanks for making these results available - PJH