To Mammogram or not to mammogram? That becomes the question
To Mammogram or not to mammogram? That becomes the question
A federal task force responsible for setting national prevention policy is recommending that women in their 40's stop getting routine mammograms and women in their 50's cut back to every other year. The announcement marks a radical departure from traditional cancer screening methods used by most medical professionals. The task force concluded that the harms outweigh the benefits and suggest that only women in high risk groups get mammograms routinely. The recommendation has ignited a debate in women's health care over what the appropriate course of action should be in screening for a disease that kills more than 40,000 women each year.
Guests:
Dr. Carolyn Bruzdzinski, staff member American Cancer Society
Dr. Christy Russell, Chairperson of the American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Advisory Group and the Health Promotions Advisory Workgroup, as well as serving on the National Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society
Dr. Nanette DeBruhl, professor of radiology at the Iris Cantor Center for Breast Imaging in UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine
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- Is higher education in California losing its golden gleam?
- Hard choices, lots of enemies & few friends: Life of the UC President
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Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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