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...community was immediate. In a reversal of standard practice that bewildered physicians and patients around the nation, an independent government panel this week abandoned its long-standing recommendation that healthy women over age 40 get a breast-cancer screen once every year or two years. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force began advising women instead to delay regular screening until age 50, and even then, to get tested only every other year. (Read "U.S. Panel Recommends Delaying Regular Mammograms Until...
...Members of the government panel expected a backlash, but the magnitude of the public response was a revelation. "It's surprising to me not only the amount of reaction but the emotionality and the degree to which this has caused upset," says Dr. Diana Petitti, vice chair of the task force...
...that time of year again--time for another remix challenge, courtesy of the College Events Board. The task? Create a remix to our favorite fight song, 10,000 Men of Harvard, for this weekend's Harvard/Yale game...
...clear yet how the task force's recommendations will impact the decisions that women and their physicians will make about mammography in coming years, but already doctors are fearing the worst. "We could erode the progress we made in reducing breast-cancer mortality over the past decade or so because now the breast cancers are going to be larger when we find them, and more likely to be at a more advanced stage," says Dr. Therese Bevers, professor of clinical cancer prevention at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She adds, "Even including the risk or harms of screening...
...inclusive and transparent budget-cut process since the beginning. On the UC, Eric helped organize the “We Are Harvard” rally last May, which helped convince Harvard deans to reverse cuts in shuttle service to the Quad. As the chair of the Budget Cuts Task Force, Johnny is continuing the work he did last year as a member of the Student Labor Action Movement. When the decline in Harvard’s endowment was first announced, Johnny dedicated himself to becoming the most knowledgeable student on campus on the topic of Harvard’s endowment...