If you didn't raise an eyebrow at the latest information pertaining to the use of the mammogram...you had better! I was watching Good Morning America this morning and the government is now questioning the use of mammography for those women under the age of 50 !!! I don't know about you, but I know of women under the age of 50 who have had breast cancer and if it had not been for the use of this diagnostic testing procedure, they would not be with us today.
The excuse is that there is the possibility of side effects from using the mammogram each year, which was the earlier recommendation for those at higher than normal risk. Well heck, I'd rather take that chance than not find out about breast cancer until it was too late for any treatment.
With the trend toward government control of the health care system, is this the beginning of selection ?
This also reminds me, I don't qualify for the H1N1 flu vaccine ! That's because I'm not considered "at risk" and I'm not old enough...and so on. But hey, I don't want the damn thing anyway, it's not been proven effective.
It you don't think this might be "only the beginning", you might want to reconsider.
That's my rant for today...don't get me started.
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