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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Last Monday a government task force came out with an opposition to the American Cancer Society's long-standing position that women in their 40's should be...
WEBLOG DO FRAGA (Free subscription) | yesterday
Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group 24 nov 2009--Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer . The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force , a government-appointed,...
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
In an effort to prevent tobacco-related deaths, the American Cancer Society is holding its 34th annual Great American Smokeout challenge Thursday. Tobacco is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the … Samantha Crane, a math and statistics major, said that she may quit for the day on Thursday, but she [...]
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Based on 2002 data from the American Cancer Society, cancers linked to obesity comprise approximately 51 percent of all new cancers among women and 14 percent among men.[4] Further research from the American Cancer Society suggests that, ….. However, a challenge for patients is access to procedures at facilities able to accommodate the larger, heavier [...]
Personal Insurance (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
The American Cancer Society estimates doctors will diagnose over 1.4 million new cases of cancer in the U.S. in 2007, with more than 559,650 cancer-related deaths. If you are among the majority of cancer patients and survive for at least five years following your diagnosis, you may face another fight: buying life insurance. Buying life insurance [...]
Out on a Lim (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Last week, the United States Preventive Services Task Force, a government-appointed group of 16 outside experts recommended that women should undergo routine mammograms only after the age of 50 and not 40, against the advice of the American Cancer Society and consistent with the recommendations of the American College of Physicians. Medicine is not a precise science, so the task force could be right...
Dothan Eagle (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
The American Cancer Society will hold training in December and January for those interested in being volunteers.
WEBLOG DO FRAGA (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
New guidelines push back age for Pap smears CHICAGO,22 nov 2009– Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment. The guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or ACOG now say women younger than 30...
Connecting.the.Dots (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
As Harry Reid pressures holiday-homebound Democrats to vote for a start of the Senate health care debate, Republican resisters have found a new weapon to use against the bill--a sudden deep concern about how it might threaten women's bodies. Seizing on a quasi-government task force's report this week recommending that annual mammograms start at 50 rather than 40, the GOP has gone into full outrage...
tbirdnow.mee.nu (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Timothy Birdnow Recently a controversy has erupted over recommendations by a panel of "experts" - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - to delay mammograms and do away with self-breast examinations by women. Current recommendations are yearly mammograms for women over 40 and regular self-exams; the new guidelines suggest waiting until after age 50 and then getting them every other year. Self...
The Plank (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Like Michelle , we’re happy to see The New York Times giving front-page space to the new recommendations for mammograms and pap smears . And we, too, hope that the revised pap smear guidelines aren’t subjected to the same shameless politicization that quickly engulfed the mammogram ones. But we want to quibble with Michelle's point that “cervical cancer simply doesn't terrify women...
Thank Heaven For Beer (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
After a long and serious talk, Mike and I both realized that our health is suffering: our cholesterol is too high. Since we both want to be around not only to open a brewery, but also to see our grandkids working at said brewery, some changes were necessary. According to the American Cancer Society a [...]
MS Maze (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Seventeen percent of deaths from breast cancer occur in women who are diagnosed in their 40s. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2009 there will be 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer in the United States, causing 40,170 deaths. That’s a lot of deaths, and no one is ...
Hummers & Cigarettes (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
MSNBC is reporting a change on the frequency of pap smears for 20-year-olds (emphasis added): 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps New guidelines say it’s enough to spot slow-growing cervical cancer The Associated Press updated 6:23 a.m. CT, Fri., Nov . 20, 2009 WASHINGTON - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude...
Causes blog posts by Ann Pietrangelo (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Seventeen percent of deaths from breast cancer occur in women who are diagnosed in their 40s. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2009 there will be 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer in the United States, causing 40,170 deaths. Tha...
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