Saturday, December 26, 2009
Breast Cancer Screening
With the recently released breast cancer screening recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and AHRQ conflicting against those of the American Cancer Society, what is a woman to do? I don't think there is a right answer - there are no tests that is absolutely 100% accurate. There's always a possibility of false (+), and the more people you test, the higher false (+) rate - simple probability. I think each individual is different, so a woman should speak to her doctor about their particular situation and use the recommendations as a guide, not rules to follow blindly.