WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 1997: Re: Mammograms Before Fifty? Help Please!

Re: Mammograms Before Fifty? Help Please!

From: Anita (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 27 Sep 1997 13:40:11 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 17 Mar 1997, barbara wrote: >
>As a breast cancer surviver and sorry to say 60, I don't fall into the
>problem of, at what age to start,doing mammograms BUT... I belong to a
>surport group with many gals in their twenties, thirties and forties. I
>am one of the OLD ONES... I would appreicate some input from you
>OBGYN's about your feelings on the recent decission by the NHA that
>women forty are TOO YOUNG to have breast cancer... So no mammograms for
>anyone till fifty... My son-in-law is a BC surgeon and he says he has
>operated on many young women, refered to him by OBGYN's, that do in fact
>have cancer.
>
>I belong to a breast cancer chat-line and I am amazed at how many of
>them are very young. They are very upset and feel your hands are tied
>by this action as you cannot recommend a mammogram till late in their
>lives.
>
>In my entire life I have NEVER been to an OBGYN that has not eximined my
>breasts during a routine checkup. I ALWAYS knew what you were looking
>for, so why the ruling? Does it make any sense to you? I was 23 when I
>had my first child but I remember being eximined by my OBGYN...
>
>Please, any opinions on this will be most helpful.
>
>--
>Barbara Nesbitt
>

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Barbara I'm sooo glad I found this website, I'm a receptionist for a Dr's office.I cannot understand why insurance companies do not perform mammograms at 30.
Could you explain to me why a woman has to be 40 or more to have one done? would nothing be detected at 30? how can an insurance company have the right to say thay will not cover you for a mammogram?
I guess my main question is why not do it early to detect it early ? What if something is going on and nobody knows until your 40 by then it might be too late? Please let me know if I'm ranting and raving but I am really upset about this.Hopefully you will have some answers for me,because nobody else does .Preventative I thought that was a key word with our (WOMAN)health.
                     Thank You for this oppotunity to get this off my chest.
                      ANITA RIVERA

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