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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: Lane3 who wrote (11948)11/28/2009 3:44:36 PM
From: skinowski  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
I would think mammograms could taper off after the early 70s. My mother died of breast cancer but I will probably not continue annual mammograms much beyond the age of her diagnosis.

I think stopping mammo's is a mistake. Granted, no one lives forever, but suffering and dying from breast cancer is a hard way to go. Mammo's allow early detection - and therefore, high cure rates after moderate intervention. No reason not to include older people who are still reasonably healthy and could be treated, even into their 80's and beyond.
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