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athena

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5. Mammograms do not provide breast health.

Reply to TidalWave46 (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 12:56 PM

Sep 2019

Seriously, is there any woman out there who is not bombarded with information about mammograms, and pressured, as soon as they reach the age of 39, to get annual screening mammograms?

The research shows that screening mammograms don't save lives:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3921437/

If you really care about breast health, do your own research:
https://nutritionfacts.org/video/The-Pros-and-Cons-of-Mammograms/

This is just a handout to the mammogram industry. Don't be fooled. I am not against Senator Klobuchar, who would be much better for the country than Trump, but this is not the first time she has sided with industry over the interests of the people. What I care about is women, who should not be going through the pain and anxiety of mammograms, not to mention disfiguring overtreatment, without knowing the facts.

ETA: Note that the funding would be for "breast cancer awareness", not for research into breast cancer or breast cancer treatment.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Breast Friends? [View all] TidalWave46 Sep 2019 OP

Glad to read it here! Julinana Sep 2019 #1

Thanks for the update! DrToast Sep 2019 #2

They could have called it customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #3

Thanks for the smile. TidalWave46 Sep 2019 #4

Mammograms do not provide breast health. athena Sep 2019 #5

Thankfully, democrats voting on it will have actually read it. That makes a big difference. TidalWave46 Sep 2019 #6

You didn't watch the video I linked, did you? athena Sep 2019 #8

Nothing I have stated is for partisan reasons, as you claim. TidalWave46 Sep 2019 #9

If you're not partisan, try actually reading what I posted. athena Sep 2019 #13

This has just gotten strange. TidalWave46 Sep 2019 #14

Additional information. TidalWave46 Sep 2019 #7

If you actually read the bill, athena Sep 2019 #10

It is not a heart disease Act. TidalWave46 Sep 2019 #11

I have looked at the entire bill, which is almost completely about "awareness", athena Sep 2019 #12

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