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> March 1, 2002:
Hour One: Mammography
Debate / Cancer Screening
Last week, a group that advises doctors on preventive care issues said
women over forty should get routine mammograms--as a debate rages in
the medical community about whether the breast x-rays really do save
lives. This hour, we'll talk about these latest mammography recommendations,
and about the benefits and risks of mammograms for healthy women.
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share
your opinions online in our Listeners'
Lounge (registration
required).
Guests:
Janet Allan
Vice Chair, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Dean and Professor, School of
Nursing
Universitiy of Texas Health Science
Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Karla Kerlikowske, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Associate Director, Womens Veterans Comprehensive
Health Center
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Marcie Richardson, M.D.
Assistant Ob/Gyn Medical Director for Quality
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Boston, Massachusetts
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
Health
Care: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Subdirectory Page
American
Cancer Society Homepage
Oncolink
- University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
Cancer.gov
News
release - UT Health Science Center-San Antonio
Screening
for Breast Cancer: What's New from the USPSTF
HHS
Affirms Value of Mammography for Detecting Breast Cancer
Guidelines
by U.S. Urge Mammograms at 40
Full
Text: Speech on Use of Mammograms
Potential
Benefits and Risks of Mammograms
Putting
Mammograms to the Test
Mammograms:
Not Perfect, but Necessary
This segment produced by: Karin
Vergoth
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