So the Annapolis woman was particularly concerned when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force came out with report this week that called both clinical breast exams and self breast exams ineffective.
The panel, which issues advisories to the U.S. Health and Human Services, suggested that there is little evidence that mammograms should be done for women until they reach age 50, instead of the current 40.
"A woman is her own best resource for knowing what breast changes are unusual...
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Do we belong to China now? - 2009-11-21 14:56:51
That's a good question! Wasn't it China that had and still has the population control? Isn't China providing loans to our Obama Administered government? Why else would insurance companies say that they would recommend not covering mammograms and pap smears for females under 50? Does this also apply to the rare male that get breast cancer too? Has China applied enough influence and pressure to now have a hand in our population growth?
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