tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post7494292220234275478..comments2023-10-02T08:42:20.907-04:00Comments on A Knitting Nurse: Take With a Grain of SaltRudeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-45456421498049259762009-11-20T09:45:38.014-05:002009-11-20T09:45:38.014-05:00Miss T--don't wonder about the studies, for th...Miss T--don't wonder about the studies, for they're clear--early diagnosis saves lives. What isn't clear is how this group of statisticians input data and came up with what they did.<br /><br />Laurie, we should all worry if physicians and insurance companies follow these guidelines of new "evidence".Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-50240833940349908742009-11-20T08:00:24.001-05:002009-11-20T08:00:24.001-05:00I really, really wonder about some of these studie...I really, really wonder about some of these studies.Miss Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726257680235907308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-29454773833357653072009-11-20T07:53:57.322-05:002009-11-20T07:53:57.322-05:00i'm not a nurse, and i don't understand al...i'm not a nurse, and i don't understand all this stuff, and everything i hear is making me more an dmore confused.<br /><br />my sister died at age 52 of breast cancer that was discovered when she was 47. she knew she had a lump and ignored it. she died.<br /><br />my sister-in-law is cancer-free four years after finding a lump during a routine self-examine. (she, too, was under 50 when it was found.) yes, she found a lump and went right to the doctor. she lived.<br /><br />now i'm hearing from doctors--doctors!--on the radio that there is no point to either mammograms or routine self-exams because by the time you find something it's been growing for years, has probably metastasized, and is basically "too late."<br /><br />i wanted to smash my car radio when i heard this.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-36329422826402313012009-11-18T22:59:10.835-05:002009-11-18T22:59:10.835-05:00That's been the standard (two years) in Canada...That's been the standard (two years) in Canada for a long time. Is it wrong, I don't know. I do know I had a false positive which caused all kinds of stress. I think every woman must decide for herselfRosittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722304052321553692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-54265607928426099222009-11-18T22:55:04.457-05:002009-11-18T22:55:04.457-05:00A scientist/epidemiologist I work for says we'...A scientist/epidemiologist I work for says we're in the midst of a "pandemic of modeling." He's all about evidence-based everything and despises modeling b/c you can't ever account for every variable.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372015226222285350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-73385260258366539892009-11-18T21:58:20.049-05:002009-11-18T21:58:20.049-05:00There was not a single Mamo radiologist on that pa...There was not a single Mamo radiologist on that panel. This is ridiculous.<br />QMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-34139764691721713262009-11-18T21:29:19.253-05:002009-11-18T21:29:19.253-05:00Thanks for the link; I added it to my blog and lin...Thanks for the link; I added it to my blog and linked back to you too. How typical that health care is putting women in the back seat yet again. Blood pressure has been rising since this came out; similar to how insurance pays for Viagra but not oral contraception. Coincidence? I don't think so.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691293013547048119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-34172022456142930482009-11-18T19:58:31.169-05:002009-11-18T19:58:31.169-05:00I'm gonna keep checking, my mother did not rai...I'm gonna keep checking, my mother did not raise a fool.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-84291539939931361102009-11-18T19:30:29.365-05:002009-11-18T19:30:29.365-05:00We lost contact for a while Rudee!
My opinion abou...We lost contact for a while Rudee!<br />My opinion about mammograms is that if you did not have a problem you can have one with the frequet xray which takes quite a long time to be exposed to radiation! In addition to the rough treatment you can get with a not very qualified tech. help.<br /><br />Now I have a message for the coming holidays:<br />http://wwwbluebird26.blogspot.com It's about "Nature's Beauties". Greetings: Bluebird :-)Blue birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04396641802581928353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-72442405347533484172009-11-18T19:09:18.943-05:002009-11-18T19:09:18.943-05:00In Australia they recomend self examination of bre...In Australia they recomend self examination of breasts. We have Breast Screen that provides free mamograms to everyone over 50 till 79 every 2 years(not that everyone takes up the offer)Thye have busses that travel the country and it is a very efficient service thye send out reminders.I have been having yearly mamograms with them since age 40 as Mum had breast cancer a few years back. I am happy to continue to do this. On a different note we have the Pap Smear Registry that tries to contact you if you don't have a pap smear after 3 years or so. These interventions are gove funded and do not depend on the whim of any insurance company.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272556558968084362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-62532323665369488172009-11-18T15:38:44.899-05:002009-11-18T15:38:44.899-05:00Yes, I heard this on the news last night. What re...Yes, I heard this on the news last night. What really floored me personally, was the number of women that cancelled their appointments after hearing this on the news. People need to use their own gut instincts and brains to make decisions, and only pay attention to media news AFTER checking into it ALOT. Computers make our lives easier sometimes, but they malfuntion and give wrong information too often.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373560689980768576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-29530259395634018422009-11-18T14:42:00.237-05:002009-11-18T14:42:00.237-05:00We don't get routine screening on NHS until af...We don't get routine screening on NHS until after 50 but we are encouraged to self examine. However like you say how many cancers are picked up by mammograms when they are too small to be found by self examination? My friend's did.<br /><br />On the other hand my doctor told me years ago that he wasn't happy for his patients to have mammos too early and too often as he worried about the radiation risks. I really trusted him as he often bot into hot water with the NHS arguing about things he believed in like ordering tests when he felt it necessary rather than limiting his referrals to what he was allocated by NHS. Things have changed since then.<br /><br />I agree with you, better to have the evidence than computer models.Winifredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415302188575538163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810714864765099820.post-26401815642643666782009-11-18T14:22:33.494-05:002009-11-18T14:22:33.494-05:00I saw this on the news last night. I hope no one ...I saw this on the news last night. I hope no one takes this serious, and the insurance continues to pay for these routine exams.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104183523270069201noreply@blogger.com