Last week, Jane Brody, in her column, wrote about screening for breast cancer and early detection with mammograms as well as the confusion about who should get mammograms and at what frequency. This week, as the second of a two-part series, her article is entitled, “How to Reduce Breast Cancer Threat.” Much of what she writes about is absolutely true and not necessarily new. The relationship of alcohol to breast cancer is well known, although, moderate consumption of wine seems to res...
There was an article in yesterday’s New York Times by Jane Brody entitled, “Older Women, Mammograms and Confusion.” I’ve always enjoyed reading Jane Brody as I usually find her to be extremely on point and accurate. However, I found this article to be exactly as the title implies – confusing. I agree with her that one cannot go by the recommendation of various Societies because they are conflicting. The United States Preventative Services Task Force, which, I believe, in many other d...
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