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PJ Hamel

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posted 11/18/2009, comments (0)

Government Softens Task Force Recommendations

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 more Chevron

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posted 11/18/2009, comments (6)

Making Sense of The New Mammography Recommendations

The U.S. Preventive Services Tasks Force (USPSTF) has reversed its position on screening mammography for women in their 40s: the group no longer recommends routine screening mammography for average-risk women in this age group. The American Cancer Society, however, has stated that it will continue to recommend annual mammograms starting at the age... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/17/2009, comments (63)

New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines: Why I (Reluctantly) Support 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 more Chevron

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posted 09/03/2008, comments (2)

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 more Chevron

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posted 07/23/2008, comment (1)

Breast Self-Examinations: We Must Demand More

Are you surprised about this past week's news on breast self-exams (BSE)? The Cochrane Collaboration reported that Jan Peter Kosters, Ph.D., and Peter Gotzsche, Ph.D., of the Nordic Cochrane Centre, updated their 2003 review of BSE studies. Kosters and Gotzsche's conclusion remains the same: "At present, screening by breast self-examination...... Read more Chevron

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