11/24: Poll: Women Are Insistent on Mammograms

Posted by Editor on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment 

A vast majority of American women plan to ignore controversial new recommendations about mammograms, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows. The poll also shows that most women sharply overestimate their risk of developing the disease.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of government-appointed experts, suggested last week that most women don’t need routine mammograms until age 50. The panel had told women to begin breast cancer screening at age 40.

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One Response to “11/24: Poll: Women Are Insistent on Mammograms”
  1. jcs says:
    November 26, 2009 at 2:08 AM

    If you want a mammogram, then get one. I agree with you and have reason to do so.


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