Posts Tagged ‘USPSTF’
|Naturopathic Views on Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Listen to: Naturopathic Approach to Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
In this podcast, Portland naturopathic doctors, Dr. Greg Eckel and Dr. Greg Nigh discuss the new USPSTF breast cancer screening recommendations that were released in November 2009. What should women do now? They will guide you through their thoughts on some naturopathic and alternative approaches women can take to protect themselves against breast cancer.
Tags: alternative breast cancer prevention, alternative breast cancer treatment, breast screening recommendations, Dr. Greg Eckel, Dr. Greg Nigh, Naturopathic medicine, Portland naturopaths, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, USPSTF
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New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations: Our Take
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
When the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced new recommendations for breast cancer screening, it unleashed a firestorm of controversy. Women across the country joined with many cancer organizations to condemn the new recommendations.
Briefly, the updated recommendations for breast cancer screening include the following:
- Delay mammography until women are 50, rather than beginning at age 40, and perform them every two years except in women with specific risks.
- Stop mammography screening in women 75 years and older.
- Discourage home self breast exams.
- Discourage of use of clinic breast exams.
Obviously, breast cancer screening is a very emotional issue. The opinion of the physicians at Nature Cures Clinic is that we both agree and disagree with aspect of the USPSC recommendations. (more…)
Tags: Breast cancer, breast exam, mammogram, USPSTF
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