uncle_chappy Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/12/23/t...-breast-cancer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Cancer sucks. Here's to a quick and full recovery. BTW I just saw she was 71. Looks pretty good for her age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Cancer sucks. Here's to a quick and full recovery. BTW I just saw she was 71. Looks pretty good for her age. That ketchup $ buys a lot of plastic surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Cancer sucks. Here's to a quick and full recovery. Yes to that. Good thing she had the where with all to have a mammogram when she needed one and ignored the new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Yes to that. Good thing she had the where with all to have a mammogram when she needed one and ignored the new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Mammograms for all! They're on the Fed's dime!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Yes to that. Good thing she had the where with all to have a mammogram when she needed one and ignored the new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. That's a rather ignorant statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 That's a rather ignorant statement. Not at all - it's the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Not at all - it's the truth. All I'm saying is that there are valid reasons for the new guidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 All I'm saying is that there are valid reasons for the new guidelines. So all the baby boomers die off sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 That's a rather ignorant statement. No. It's a correct statement and one that points to the ignorance of the masses that believe in "government run healthcare". It's a disaster waiting to happen. The fuse is lit. Let the rationing begin. What's the matter - you can't click a WSJ Linky? “I have had two operations and my prognosis for a full recovery is good.” Heinz editorializes that women should ignore new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that stated women at average risk don’t need regular screenings and that mammograms in older women can be reduced to every two years, versus previous annual guidelines. She opines that the task force is “predisposed to choose numbers over people.” Give her a call and tell her how ignorant she is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 All I'm saying is that there are valid reasons for the new guidelines. Only a male would male such a stupid statement. I realize that statistics may point to a higher rate of breast cancer in older women, but women in their 30's and 40's (sometimes even in their 20's) get it also. Frankly a younger woman stands a better chance of recovery due to her youth than an older woman, so it makes absolutely no sense at all to avoid screening for this horrible disease until 50. Let's talk about prostate cancer shall we? What are the guidelines on that, and how frequently will a typical healthcare plan cover those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 That's a rather ignorant statement. How so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Only a male would male such a stupid statement. I realize that statistics may point to a higher rate of breast cancer in older women, but women in their 30's and 40's (sometimes even in their 20's) get it also. Frankly a younger woman stands a better chance of recovery due to her youth than an older woman, so it makes absolutely no sense at all to avoid screening for this horrible disease until 50. Let's talk about prostate cancer shall we? What are the guidelines on that, and how frequently will a typical healthcare plan cover those? So I'm confused. Are you for or against the new health care bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Only a male would male such a stupid statement. I realize that statistics may point to a higher rate of breast cancer in older women, but women in their 30's and 40's (sometimes even in their 20's) get it also. Frankly a younger woman stands a better chance of recovery due to her youth than an older woman, so it makes absolutely no sense at all to avoid screening for this horrible disease until 50. Let's talk about prostate cancer shall we? What are the guidelines on that, and how frequently will a typical healthcare plan cover those? Actually, there are valid reasons. The whole point behind the new guidelines was that treatment tends to be too aggressive in younger women who have "anomalies" on their mammograms (i.e. too much unnecessary cutting). The problem is that, while the reasons behind the guidelines might be sound (or might not be - I really don't know, I'm just quoting what I read from the USPSTF), the advice is stupid. "The diagnostics aren't completely accurate, so don't use them as much." Or how about improving them, or taking extra steps to confirm a diagnosis, or just saying "not all women need annual mammograms; discuss this with your doctor." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Best wishes to THK and her family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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