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New United States mammogram guidelines ignite debate

Medical Journal Club article for February 2010:

New United States mammogram guidelines ignite debate | Canadian Family Physician Journal -

“On Nov. 16, 2009, the United States Preventative Services Task Force, a 16-member panel of experts appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services, released new guidelines for breast cancer screening. The guidelines recommend that women aged 50–74 have mammograms every two years instead of annually. The most controversial update, however, is the new guideline suggesting that regular breast cancer screening begin at age 50 instead of 40, as was suggested in the old guidelines.”

What are the Canadian guidelines?

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A Quebec Breast Cancer Study

Breast cancer study misinterpreted: Quebec health minister – cbc.ca.

Breast cancer tests face new controls – The Gazette.
One in five breast cancer hormone tests in a Quebec study (out of 15 tissue samples) were wrong compared to the results from a reliable lab.Luckily, the Quebec health minister, Yves Bolduc, is a doctor and he has the proper knowledge and vision for fixing these kinds of problems.For example, he wants to use the Toyota production system as a model to improve the quality and efficiency of health care services (Deloitte & Touche).

His response to the study…

The reports are false, completely false”