Posted by Willful on March 9, 2014, at 20:04:23
In reply to Re: New Recomendations for over 65, testing, Mammo, Me » ed_uk2010, posted by Phillipa on March 9, 2014, at 19:41:23
Is no one here concerned about the effects of false positive results that can come from testing? every test has these== and their impact can be devastating to the people involved.
I personally am very reluctant to get testing with tests that are often inconclusive and are given to producing many false positives. In these cases testing often only achieves the result of scaring you incredibly and subjecting you to further testing that can also be inconclusive-- and that then requires some sort of invasive procedure. If no one thinks this is a widespread problem-- think again-- because it is-- and it is a tremendous cost for the people who have to experience it.
I wouldn't run to get a mammogram now-- because the fact is, if they don't save lives--the more likely I or others are to take this risk for no potential benefit. It is one thing to go take such a risk (of a false positive test) for something that is potentially life-saving-- and another for something that gives you no information at all.
I now am much more concerned about monthly self-exam than I have been ever since I had yearly mammograms. It really is disturbing how the availability of the mammogram in fact probably caused me to neglect something that is very important.
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