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Stefanie Spielman, Chris’ Spielman Wife, Dies (PHOTOS)Former NFL linebacker Chris Spielman’s wife Stefanie Spielman passed away at the age of 42 after a long battle against breast cancer on Thursday (November 19). Stefanie had been diagnosed with breast cancer about 12 years ago when she was 30 years old and three months pregnant. “Stefanie has go ... |
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Individualized decision between woman and her provider is the best choice for mammogramsThe controversy around mammography emphasizes that the best decision on screening is made by a woman and her health care provider. Balancing a woman's individual medical history, risks, and concern level about breast cancer is a decision at the individual level using guidelines as a guide and not... |
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The Balance of Screening Tests [Good Math, Bad Math]As you've no doubt heard by now, there's been a new recommendation issues which proposes changing the breast-cancer screening protocol for women under 50, by eliminating mammograms for women who don't have significant risk factos. While Orac has done a terrific job of covering this here and ... |
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Screening Policy Won’t Change, U.S. Officials SayThe White House emphasized that new breast cancer screening standards were not binding on either physicians or insurers. ... |
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Panel Suggests Delaying Regular Mammograms Until Age 50In a turnaround from long-standing guidelines from the American Cancer Society, a U.S. task force recommends that women begin regular breast-cancer screening at age 50, not 40 ... |
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"I'm not getting a flu shot because I never get the flu" [White Coat Underground]Basing medical practice on science helps us avoid the pitfalls of relying on our own reasoning and experience. If I want to start a patient on a new medicine, the individual characteristics of the patient are important (Is the drug meant for their condition? Will it interact with other drugs the... |
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