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  • Dr. Marc Siegel: Obamacare makes a mammogram mess

    10/26/2015 5:28:14 AM PDT · by lowbridge · 26 replies
    nydailynews.com ^ | october 26, 2015 | dr. marc siegel
    That’s why women are so angry and frustrated by the new guidelines released by the American Cancer Society this week: no mammograms before the age of 45 in women at normal risk of breast cancer, and no breast exams whatsoever by either doctor or patient. -snip So why is the ACS, an esteemed organization that supports great research, making such a foolish decision here? The timing is certainly cruel, as we are right in the middle of breast cancer awareness month. The answer is that it is succumbing to political pressure. Six years ago, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force,...