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Inflammatory Breast Cancer Survivor

Skipping your Mammograms? Tell Us Why

  Hardly a week goes by that we do not get a question from a woman who is desperate to get a mammogram.  Because she is uninsured or has no family doctor, she doesn't know where to turn to find the cause of her troublesome breast cancer symptoms. I am one of those fortunate enough to have health insurance to pay for my mammograms, and... Read moreChevron
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Author, breast cancer survivor

New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

As you’re probably well aware, the U.S. Preventive Task Force released new breast cancer screening guidelines last November. And the ensuing furor highlighted a huge issue, one that will only become more and more prominent as America’s health-care delivery system makes its way down the rocky path to reality.Evidence-based medicine.... Read moreChevron
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PJ Hamel

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Author, breast cancer survivor

Government Press Release on Breast Cancer Detection

The following is a press release, released Wednesday, from the Department of Health and Human Services. "HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement today on new breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: “There is no question that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force... Read moreChevron
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PJ Hamel

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Author, breast cancer survivor

Support for Mammograms and the Need to Improve Them

I’m a woman whose life was saved by a mammogram.And yet, I find myself in the interesting position of supporting – reluctantly, unenthusiastically, but still supporting – new guidelines released yesterday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force regarding screening mammograms.Guidelines that, had I followed them 8 years ago,... Read moreChevron
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PJ Hamel

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Author, breast cancer survivor

MBI - Latest Screening Technology: A Better Tool For Dense Breasts?

Coming soon to a hospital near you: the MBI, a great new screening tool that might someday replace the mammogram.    Wait a minute—hasn’t MBI, or molecular breast imaging, been around for awhile? Isn’t it known mainly for its slew of false positives, its inconvenience, and its expense?Have We Already Heard about... Read moreChevron

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