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Last week, the corporate media ran with a story that said in no uncertain terms that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force was changing its recommendations for women 40-50 regarding mammograms and breast self-examination. When I actually read a summary of the report on the Health and Human Services website, I couldn't find those "recommendations."
Once again, the corporate media went looking for controversy. Since they couldn't find any, they simply created one, one guaranteed to stir up women who have suffered with breast cancer and those who fear getting the disease. According to what was reported, I assumed that this task force was recommending that women 40-50 not get mammograms and that women no longer be taught breast self-examination.
Here is what the USPSTF actually recommended:
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