Various health organizations offer clashing mammogram recommendations that range from the annual mammograms starting at age 40 to eliminating routine mammograms altogether. Who do you trust?
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Wasn’t that self-exam thing wild? It’s counter-intuitive results like that which should be a good cautionary tale that we need to ideally put everything to the test.
You can check out my Doc Note under the first video ( in this series to get a sense why I chose to spend so much time on this topic. This is the 3rd video in a 14-part series. If you missed the first two, watch them here: 9 out of 10 Women Misinformed about Mammograms ( and Mammogram Recommendations – Why the Conflicting Guidelines ( Stay tuned for:
• Do Mammograms Save Lives? (
• Consequences of False-Positive Mammogram Results (
• Do Mammograms Hurt? (
• Can Mammogram Radiation Cause Breast Cancer? (
• Understanding the Mammogram Paradox (
• Overtreatment of Stage 0 Breast Cancer DCIS (
• Women Deserve to Know the Truth About Mammograms (
• Breast Cancer and the 5-Year Survival Rate Myth (
• Why Mammograms Don’t Appear to Save Lives (
• Why Patients Aren’t Informed About Mammograms (
• The Pros and Cons of Mammograms (
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