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New breast cancer guidelines highlight health care split
Quick ReadThe reaction to new government guidelines this week highlights an already spirited schism on breast cancer and mammograms.
Photo credit: AP | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington following a hearing on breast cancer legislation. (Oct. 7, 2009)
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The reaction to new government guidelines this week that call for fewer breast cancer screenings highlights an already spirited schism on the issue.
On one side are women's health organizations, doctors and breast cancer survivors who stand by the status quo - annual mammograms starting at age 40.
On the other are experts and activists who view mammography the way some experts view the...
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