Mammograms: When should women start having them?


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yoga_gal is offline yoga_gal Post #1  November 16,2009, 2:52pm
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I am attaching a link to a story I heard today. This particular group states that unless women have particular health risks should wait until they are 50. I was startled to hear this as I have become accustomed to hearing that women should receive them at age 40. Thinking back though, most of the women I know that have had breast cancer found the lump themselves. What are your thoughts on this recommendation (and if you don't mind sharing your age as well, ladies)?

By the way, this is a good time to remind women to do their monthly self-exams.


Annual mammograms not needed until age 50, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says | Health and Fitness - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
 
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Interesting...my doctor started sending me at 35, and has continued to do so every 2 years. There is a history of many types of cancer in my family, but breast cancer is not one of them.
 
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brneyedangel wrote :
Interesting...my doctor started sending me at 35, and has continued to do so every 2 years. There is a history of many types of cancer in my family, but breast cancer is not one of them.
This is interesting. I am not sure what to think yet. I have been having a mammogram every year since 40. Like you, there is a history of cancer in my family (ovarian) but not breast cancer.
 
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yoga_gal wrote :
This is interesting. I am not sure what to think yet. I have been having a mammogram every year since 40. Like you, there is a history of cancer in my family (ovarian) but not breast cancer.
At 40 he plans to send me every year. Yippie...I can hardly wait.

Oops--forgot to include my age: 39...and in January I plan to be 39 again!

Thoughts about this change in protocal: it's foolish. You just don't mess with something as serious as cancer. If this was the norm, what would have happened to the women under 50 who wouldn't have been diagnosed? Don't they have better things to do than mess with this? Like, say, FINDING A CURE!?!
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I don't know when they should have them, but I know I've had them since my late 20s or early 30s.....Can't remember exactly, it's been so long ago. Never had any cancer (at least that kind) in my family.

My personal suspician is that they try to cut down on certain procedures so as to control costs. I remember when you spent several days in the hospital following birth. Now, you're lucky if they don't throw you out the next day! Some women don't even know how to breast-feed, or their milk hasn't started when they are released. Many people are released from the hospital following operations when their wounds are not yet healed. It's common. I believe we'll see more and more of this sort of thing in the future.

I had one within the last month. The new ones (digital) are so much more comfortable! I was really very much surprised.

If you want my age, you can go to my Profile page. Let's just say I'm the oldest one here!

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brneyedangel wrote :
Interesting...my doctor started sending me at 35, and has continued to do so every 2 years. There is a history of many types of cancer in my family, but breast cancer is not one of them.
I received my first one last year, at the age of 31. I have a history of breast cancer in my family, so I would rather err on the safe side. Both my maternal grandmother and my mom's sister, were diagnosed @ the age of 40.

If you don't have a history of cancer in your family, and you are diligent about doing your monthly exams, then waiting a little longer is probably okay. In any case, talking to your doctor is the best thing you can do.
 
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I am 47 and had my first mamogram in my early 30s. I am a DES baby (bad drug given to mom in the 60's back when they didn't test drugs so well) my family does have a history of cancer, none of which is breast cancer. Self exams are a must but on my annual exam this year I felt no lumps but they saw something on the test. Got retested with a more detailed mamogram and it was not cancer. Very treatable if caught early and alot of hospitals offer free or low cost mamograms if your insurance doesn't pay till you reach a certain age. Better safe then sorry....
 
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I'm 48 and I have never had one. I have no cancer in my family history. I plan to get thermography done as soon as I can find a local physician that offers it.

Stop! Read This BEFORE You Get that Mammogram?


Cached version of the article because Mercolas site was loading painfully slow, but there is a lot of good advice there (as usual)
 
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