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       Mammograms have pros and cons. Women can handle the nuance, stud
       y argues
       By: Thetis099 Date: July 17, 2024, 4:14 pm
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       I feel like this is long overdue:
  HTML https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/07/17/nx-s1-5041985/mammogram-guidelines-breast-cancer-overtreatment
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       Re: Mammograms have pros and cons. Women can handle the nuance, 
       study argues
       By: NoLongerAubergine Date: July 17, 2024, 5:24 pm
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       [quote author=Thetis099 link=topic=2879.msg262995#msg262995
       date=1721250886]
       I feel like this is long overdue:
  HTML https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/07/17/nx-s1-5041985/mammogram-guidelines-breast-cancer-overtreatment
       [/quote]
       Amen. I could write a long screed about our for-profit health
       system and over-diagnosis/treatment, but I won't.
       WRT breast cancer, my mother was diagnosed with a DCIS - a
       self-contained tumor that is incredibly common and highly
       unlikely to cause problems during a woman's lifetime, which I
       think is what this article was referring to. My mother was in
       her late 60s, so was likely to not experience any problems for
       her lifetime. But in fact, it was treated, and she died from
       that treatment (the radiation damaged her lungs).
       Certainly, others have been helped - especially younger patients
       with aggressive forms of the disease. But more transparency and
       less profit motivation would go a long way to patient
       empowerment, looking for better solutions, and less iatrogenic
       illnesses.
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       Re: Mammograms have pros and cons. Women can handle the nuance, 
       study argues
       By: kkt Date: July 17, 2024, 7:15 pm
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       There's a lot to be said for communicating honestly with the
       patient and letting them make informed judgement calls.
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