Most women should start regular breast cancer screening at
age 50, not 40, according to new guidelines released Monday
by an influential group that provides guidance to doctors,
insurance companies and policy makers.
The new recommendations reverse longstanding guidelines and
are aimed at reducing harm from overtreatment, according to
the group, the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
It also says women age 50 to 74 should have mammograms less
frequently -- every two years, rather than every year. And it
said doctors should stop teaching women to examine their
breasts on a regular basis.
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前几天,去例行体检,医生还问我是否自己给自己检查乳房。我说想得起来就检查,一边来说懒得检查。
大家看看,现在似乎政策/常识开始转向,似乎自我检查也没什么必要了。(今天难得提前完成工作任务,过来聊聊天)