I’m with you. Here’s why I won’t get a screening mammogram:
1 . Mammograms are good at detecting non cancerous tumors and awful at detecting cancerous tumors. The resulting morbidity is atrocious to these women.
2. Most breast cancer tumors are detected by the woman herself.
3. 3 out of every 10 cancerous tumors are caused by the mammogram …
I’m with you. Here’s why I won’t get a screening mammogram:
1 . Mammograms are good at detecting non cancerous tumors and awful at detecting cancerous tumors. The resulting morbidity is atrocious to these women.
2. Most breast cancer tumors are detected by the woman herself.
3. 3 out of every 10 cancerous tumors are caused by the mammogram itself.
4. Early detection via mammogram does NOT change outcomes.
I’m with you. Here’s why I won’t get a screening mammogram:
1 . Mammograms are good at detecting non cancerous tumors and awful at detecting cancerous tumors. The resulting morbidity is atrocious to these women.
2. Most breast cancer tumors are detected by the woman herself.
3. 3 out of every 10 cancerous tumors are caused by the mammogram itself.
4. Early detection via mammogram does NOT change outcomes.