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WEBLOG DO FRAGA (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
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) | yesterday
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) | yesterday
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...
American Elephants (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force tossed out long-time guidelines for breast cancer screening, and has caused a well-deserved uproar. This should alert anyone paying attention as a preview of the coming political decisions about cost-control and medical treatment that are central to ObamaCare. In 1983, the American Cancer Society began recommending that all women get [...]
True Blue Texan (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The first national Great American Smoke-Out was sponsored by the American Cancer Society in 1977 in hopes that Americans would quit smoking for a day. And that day would lead to another and so on. Here's what the Cancer Society has to say about smoking in it's materials for this year's event: "Today, about 43 million US adults smoke. Tobacco use can cause lung cancer, as well as other cancers,...
The New Health Dialogue (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Thursday celebrated the 34 th Great American Smokeout . So it's a good time to mention that Massachusetts has been quite successful in helping Medicaid beneficiaries quit smoking (as well as getting them insured). As we have noted before, while smoking rates have declined markedly in the past decade, tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
On his radio show, Rush Limbaugh told a caller that "there are studies that say abortions increase the chances of breast cancer." In fact, the American Cancer Society says that "research studies have not found a cause-and-effect relationship between abortion and breast cancer," and the National Cancer Institute states that it found that "having an abortion or miscarriage does...
COED Magazine (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Today is the 34th annual American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout so it is safe to assume the first victim of this cultural cleansing is the cigarette. And if you ask us, that’s a serious tragedy. Not that we have a smoking fetish, but after checking out all these smokin’ hotties, it doesn’t seem like such a bad idea.
LifeBridge Health Blogs (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
by Holly Hosler By now, you have likely heard about the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s controversial new recommendation on Monday that most women should refrain from getting mammograms in their 40s. Their rationale is that most breast cancer is found in women after age 50, and that mammography spots too many false positives for women in their 40s. So when should women get their first mammograms?...
Rocky Mount Telegram - Business (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The American Cancer Society says it will not appeal a judge's decision tha...
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