2009.11.18- Health Report - debate on the new guidelines for breast cancer screening
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This is the VOA Special English Health Report .
This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
ON catalog on Monday, AN Influential [ˌɪnfluenʃəl] Group of Medical Experts Released new new Guidelines ON Testing for Breast Cancer . Of The Guidelines are from The United States Preventive Services the Task Force . Its Members are Appointed by The Government But ITS Recommendations are work of the Independent .
on Monday, consisting of medical experts composed of influential organizations issued about breast cancer new guidelines for examination. The guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force . Their members are appointed by the government, but their advice is a recommendation independence.
New new in at The Guidelines appear at The Annals of Internal Medicine.
The new guidelines, published in the international medical record.
One of at The Biggest Changes IS that at The Task Force now Advises Against mammograms for MOST Women an under Fifty years Old. An In TWO Thousand TWO at The Group HAD Suggested SUCH Screening Tests Every One to TWO years for Women Forty and older.
(The new guidelines) the biggest difference is (US preventive services) working group recommends breast X according to the needs of the vast majority of women 55 years of age. In 2002, the organization had recommended that such screening for women over 40 and 40 to do every 1--2 years time.
The new guidelines also say women between fifty and seventy-four should not get mammograms every year as currently advised. The experts now recommend testing every two years for that age group.
The new guidelines also proposed, between 55-74 years old women do not need to follow between now proposed to do a breast X light examination each year. Now, experts recommend that people age check once every two years.
(Pic) at The new new Task Force at The Recommendations are not Meant for Women have have the WHO AN Increased Risk of Breast Cancer .
The Working Group had suggested that the risk of breast cancer among women climbed to new recommendations in does not have universal significance.
Experts say there IS Also at The not enough Evidence to Decide the About at The Benefits and Harms of Testing Women Seventy-Five or older.
The experts also suggested that at present there is not enough basis to judge 75 years of age and older women do (breast X photo) screening the pros and cons.
But the group recommends against teaching women breast self-examination. It says evidence suggests that doing so does not reduce breast cancer deaths.
However, this organization does not recommend breast self-taught woman. It says there is evidence that this does not reduce the number of breast cancer deaths.
The Test Results Mistaken - Called false positives - are One problem But Another problem at The Task Force Noted by IS. Overdiagnosis This IS the when and the Find Doctors Possibly Treat cancers Would not that have have. Shortened A Woman's Life.
Erroneous test results - also is known as a false positive is - is a problem. However, another problem is mentioned Working Group is over-diagnosis . That is likely to go the doctor to find and treat cancer that may not shorten women's lives.
Exposure from X-Breast Radiation Rays IS Another Consideration , though at The Task Force (Pic) IT BE A Minor Use with Concern as May.
Ray radiation from an X-ray of the breast to be another factor to consider , though, the working group said it may be just a minor factor .
The task force did not suggest one form of mammography over another. It says there is not enough evidence to decide about either digital mammography or magnetic resonance imaging instead of traditional film mammography.
The Working Group did not recommend to go in a breast X-ray mammography Another alternative. It is said that now there is not enough evidence to decision whether the numeric breast X-ray or magnetic resonance imaging instead of X-ray mammography breast.
Some doctors say the new guidelines will reduce women's chances of needless treatments, invasive tests and harm, including psychological harm. But other doctors say they worry that the changes will reduce testing and lead to more women dying from breast cancer.
Some doctors said the new the guidelines will be able to reduce the risk of women who do unnecessary treatment, as well as invasive examination and bring harm, including psychological harm. However, other doctors say they fear (the new guidelines bring) check new changes will reduce (the number) and lead to more women die of breast cancer.
The American Cancer Society says it will continue to advise women forty and older to have yearly mammograms. But breast cancer expert Susan Love says the new guidelines are similar to those of most other countries.
The American Cancer Society said they will continue to recommend 40 years and over women do breast X-ray photo inspection. However, breast cancer expert Susan Love said the new guidelines and similar in most other countries.
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