tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360671328875772895.post5947628857715954657..comments2023-06-24T09:23:42.899-04:00Comments on Midwife Connection: What Mammography and Continuous Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Have in CommonAmerican College of Nurse-Midwiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00134030786341780214noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360671328875772895.post-21091917707045843342009-12-10T16:16:05.166-05:002009-12-10T16:16:05.166-05:00Pregnancy may not be directly related to breast ca...Pregnancy may not be directly related to breast cancer but the outcome is the same, increased monitoring gives no improvement in care and with mammograms the increased radiation could also increase the death rate for women - not just with cancer but damage to tissues.<br /><br />I think that we need to make an informed decision with mammograms, with low risk women (no BRCA1 mutation, no history Ethelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360671328875772895.post-6945828277159346242009-11-30T16:37:17.544-05:002009-11-30T16:37:17.544-05:00It was so great to come back from vacation to all ...It was so great to come back from vacation to all these wonderful comments! "Pregnancy is NOT an illness, but breast cancer is." Great point, Joy and Jenny.Melissa Garveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929386831060195241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360671328875772895.post-72286454004381067252009-11-27T08:37:55.544-05:002009-11-27T08:37:55.544-05:00I think this is an excellent post.
The women who...I think this is an excellent post. <br /><br />The women who comment on these articles typically will be in opposition due to anecdotal evidence/their personal histories, as you know. At a time in which evidence-based medicine is so often overlooked, and so desperately needed, especially regarding women, these findings ultimately stand to protect us.<br /><br />Can you look at some stats that rjhttp://www.randijames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360671328875772895.post-12166550518024436592009-11-22T19:23:54.368-05:002009-11-22T19:23:54.368-05:00This has been a busy week for ACOG. After making t...This has been a busy week for ACOG. After making these changes they went on to announce less stringent guidelines for pap smears and cervical cancer screenings. Is it possible that cancer isn’t as big a threat to women as we’ve been told? I doubt it.<br /><br />It’s my understanding that in Maryland (my home), the state foots the bill for uninsured women over 40 to get annual mammography Simone C.http://simonejenifer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360671328875772895.post-34277443555844908372009-11-22T18:03:27.317-05:002009-11-22T18:03:27.317-05:00I see what you mean, but due to personal experienc...I see what you mean, but due to personal experience I feel some sort of early detection measures (not necessarily mammography) are necessary. I blogged about this a few days ago. My mom was in her mid-fifties when she had her yearly mammogram and found that she had stage II breast cancer. She'd had a clear mammo the year before. If she'd waited another year (the second part of the newJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02154415218933660079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360671328875772895.post-72533041293129083392009-11-20T01:07:00.086-05:002009-11-20T01:07:00.086-05:00My mom died from a VERY aggressive breast cancer a...My mom died from a VERY aggressive breast cancer at 47 yrs old. She was diagnosed at 42. Cancer is not akin to low risk pregnancy. I think women should start screenings in their 30's.Joy@WDDCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709113785857792361noreply@blogger.com