Re: fibrocystic beast


O'Hush wrote:
> "REP" <rep@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:F19of.33092$dO2.1575@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > In article <1134616329.284731.288010@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>
> > Calcifications are also commonly seen in cystic breasts where cysts used
> > to be.>
> Then why all the mammography before age 50? I'm asking because I want to
> hear your perspective, not to be argumentative. You're obviously
> intelligent and have given this a lot of thought.


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Mammography in women under 50
>>From Breast Cancer Action:

Mammography may not be effective in detecting breast cancer for many
women under the age of 50, or more accurately, women who are
pre-menopausal. Because the breast tissue of pre-menopausal women tends
to be denser than that of post-menopausal women, mammograms of younger
women may be more difficult to read.5

Therefore, in order to make informed decisions regarding continuing
mammography screening, pre-menopausal women should be given information
about the density of their breasts and the effect of that density on
the readability of their mammograms.

~~~emphasis mine~~~~~~~
The risk of radiation exposure to pre-menopausal women, combined with
the high incidence of false negative readings for mammograms of women
in this group, means that routine mammography screening of all women in
this group may cause more harm than good.
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Women 40 years old or older who are pre-menopausal and who consider
themselves to be at high risk for breast cancer should consult a breast
cancer specialist for guidance on when to begin mammography screening.

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