Saturday 19 December 2009

Mammogram Screening

UK Breast Cancer Screening Leaflet
http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/breastscreen/publications/ia-02.html

Weighing the benefits of a mammogram
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-love23-2009nov23,0,1732820.story

Why I am a screening sceptic - Dr Michael Baum
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/6563/

Breast screening: the facts - or maybe not
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/338/jan27_2/b86?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=%22Mammograms%22&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=date&resourcetype=HWCIT

Danish screening information leaflet
http://www.screening.dk/folder_uk.pdf

The effectiveness of breast exams
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/health-hands-off-my-chest-doctor-1177987.html

New mammograms guidelines raise questions
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33973665/ns/health-womens_health/?GT1=43001

Women decline free mammograms for cancer
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26047148-2702,00.html

Making personal decisions about X-ray screening tests
http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/XHP/MPDaXrayST.html#Part1

Can radiology dodge the blowback in breast cancer screening?
http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/display/article/113619/1482389?CID=rss&verify=0

Added 3 Jan 2010
Blog article on changes to screening practices
http://ehrenreich.blogs.com/barbaras_blog/2009/12/not-so-pretty-in-pink.html

Article on informed consent - Hazel Thornton
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/health/31mamm.html?_r=1

Added 6 Mar 2010
Article on amendment to screening
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-11-29-screening30_ST_N.htm

Added Mar 2010
Study vindicates breast cancer screening
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/study-vindicates-breast-cancer-screening-1931930.html

Added May 21 2010
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/340/mar23_1/c1241