Some disturbing notes on mammography

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From Dr. Mercola archives

This is rather disturbing:   the debate between business and health.

For instance mammography:  for every life that is saved, 3 will be misdiagnosed or overtreated:  and will undergo chemo, surgery or radiation and may be disturbing for the over treated patient.

According to Cochrane Database of Systemic review, this 30% increase risk for non patient by 0.5 while risk of dying from breast cancer is 0.05.  Will you buy the 0.5 or the 0.05%.  The practice being observed is 2x per year mammo, while it can be reduced to every other year.  Why is not being done?

Because much of the money in breast cancer is in mammography, plus the ensuing revenues.

Better to lead a healthy lifestyle to prevent cancer:

l.  Avoid sugar;

2.  Limit protein

3.  Exercise regularly

4.  Balance leptin and insulin

Lead a healthy lifestyle instead

Mammography is being touted as safe and reliable, is it?

                                    
                              The horizontal compression hurts the breast?

The Mercola article suggests that we take a better look at the benefits of mammography.

The statistics show that:   it is not that l00% reliable, and that women would be exposed to many dangers of over and unnecessary treatment.

Sometimes is it better to leave it alone.

Or is the procedure, being used to generate more revenues for the medical and medical technology business.

Read more on mammography, the political issues therein.