Word: mammograms
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There are several reasons for their reluctance. Many women fear that the radiation itself will cause tumors, a risk that researchers consider negligible, since radiation doses are far lower today than they once were. Other women simply find the cost -- an average mammogram is $100 -- prohibitive. Most to blame, however, may be doctors themselves: for several years, the medical establishment has been sharply divided over whether younger women will benefit from mammograms. The debate was rekindled earlier this month by a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In the study, Dr. David Eddy of Duke University...
...result has been confusion about the value of mammograms among both doctors and their women patients. Janet Gay Hamby of Thousand Oaks, Calif., was 44 and the mother of two teenagers when she discovered a lump in her breast two years ago. Two mammograms suggested that it was malignant, and when a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis, Hamby underwent surgery and radiation treatments. Because cancer cells had invaded a lymph node, six months of grueling chemotherapy followed. She knows that the chance of a recurrence will remain high for about another year. Says Hamby: "My prognosis is good, but it would...
...plight, like that of Betty Ford 13 years ago, focused national attention on breast cancer. The affliction is the No. 3 killer of American women, after heart disease and lung cancer. The First Lady's case underscored the importance of early detection: her tumor was discovered during an annual mammogram, which is recommended for older women. But her choice of treatment caused some consternation and puzzlement in the medical community...
...year-old First Lady learned of her health problem on Oct. 6, after doctors found a "suspicious lesion" in her breast when she had her annual mammogram. The discovery marked the second serious bout with cancer for the Reagans in recent years. In July 1985 the President had surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his colon; since then he has undergone minor operations to remove basal-cell skin cancers from his nose. Upon hearing the results of her breast examination, the First Lady said simply, "I guess it's my turn...
Drawing on feminist insights, the best of the new clinics seek to provide total basic care. They are a kind of one-stop body shop where women can receive a gynecological exam or mammogram; treatment for premenstrual syndrome or osteoporosis; advice on nutrition, weight loss and cosmetic surgery; even counseling for psychological problems. "We have head-to-toe health care," exults Penny Wise Budoff, a family practitioner (and the best-selling author of No More Hot Flashes and Other Good News). Her clinic in Bethpage, N.Y., a former Howard Johnson's restaurant painted lilac with yellow columns, has a staff...