http://www.realscience.us/2009/11/19/mammogram-recommendations-pit-science-against-policy/ From nature to high technology, REALscience brings science to life. Listen and Learn. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:54:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.realscience.us/2009/11/19/mammogram-recommendations-pit-science-against-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-18502 Mark Radonich Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:15:05 +0000 http://www.realscience.us/?p=2656#comment-18502 My thought is that it's not science vs policy, it's science vs business/profit interests (original report was basically showing no clear "ROI" for screening >50). My thought is that it’s not science vs policy, it’s science vs business/profit interests (original report was basically showing no clear “ROI” for screening >50).

]]> http://www.realscience.us/2009/11/19/mammogram-recommendations-pit-science-against-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-18501 Mark Radonich Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:13:20 +0000 http://www.realscience.us/?p=2656#comment-18501 The American College of Radiology and the Society for Breast Imaging restated the recommendation for screening starting at 40 (and as needed). Published in this month's Journal of the American College of Radiology, the guidelines include recommendations for breast cancer screening by imaging technique (mammography, MRI, and ultrasound) and by risk factor, stating that the average patient should begin annual breast cancer screening at age 40, while high-risk patients should begin by age 30 but not before age 25 (JACR, January 2010, Vol. 7:1, pp. 18-27) The American College of Radiology and the Society for Breast Imaging restated the recommendation for screening starting at 40 (and as needed). Published in this month’s Journal of the American College of Radiology, the guidelines include recommendations for breast cancer screening by imaging technique (mammography, MRI, and ultrasound) and by risk factor, stating that the average patient should begin annual breast cancer screening at age 40, while high-risk patients should begin by age 30 but not before age 25 (JACR, January 2010, Vol. 7:1, pp. 18-27)

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