justtrying
- Joined Mar 9, 2011
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yes there is strong evidence for this. Also there is added stress as many mammograms are inconclusive and added tests are necessary. They do not diagnose inflammatory breast cancer (not many tests do) as well as some other most invasive cancer forms. Invasive and ultimately damaging to healthy person in the long term. How can it be justified?Interesting report on our national newsreel other day about women and mammograms. They suggested that out of 100 women recieving regular mammograms, that 1 was saved from death, and that 10 where improperly diagnosed and treated with cancer where none exsisted. Even normal people have abnormal days.
The alternative medicine that I prefer is what once was - a consistent relationship between a patient and a doctor where the doctor knew the patient well. Caring for one's health means knowing what is normal to your own body and what is not, for that there has to be a great deal of trust and communication between a patient and their doctor, not just batches of tests and drugs.