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Stacy Wentworth, M.D.'s avatar

Just found this post. Excellent summary!!

Just wanted to comment with information for your readers about the WISDOM study. For the first time in 50 years, we are looking at what is the best way to screen for breast cancer. We deserve better tools than annual mammograms for everyone!

Women 30 and over can find out more at https://www.thewisdomstudy.org/

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Dar's avatar

Thank you for the important information. I'd like to know more about the other breast cancer screening modalities, and I'd like to know more about why the HC industry and the insurance industry dismiss those modalities so readily. Ultrasound is used to look at any other area of the body. It seems absurd to use x-ray on breast tissue.

A screening only functions if the patient shows up. Mammograms are a horrible experience with less than stellar accuracy. No one advocates for smashing a scrotum between x-ray plates. Why do we tolerate this?

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