Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position.

The article goes on to say that the new guidelines were issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, whose stance influences coverage of screening tests by Medicare and many insurance companies. Now that sounds like another one of the panels that we will be hearing more about due to the possibility of Obamacare passing through. I am fearful of any government in full control of healthcare, deciding when you are just too old to care for, and what services are really worth the bottom line.

What is ironic is that the American Cancer Society stands against the opinion. I further read about study done in Russia and China (read about it) where the study found out only ambigious findings to somehow support their opinion that women who do self breast exams are more anxious and so it must be more harmful.

Personally, I believe this is a move by the federal govenrment to make budget cuts in Medicare (which I am not against overall) and the setup for the new ObamaCare where panels will make decisions that most doctors would stand to disagree with while making fsical decisions in light of health emergencies. Are you comfortable with the governement telling you to not check your own body for changes? What will be next?

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