Mammography: The Screening Controversy Continues

מתוך הכינוס ה- 38 של האגודה לאונקולוגיה קלינית. סקירה הבוחנת את שאלת הממוגרפיה.

In spite of the recently published Cochrane Research meta-analysis, which examined 7 previously published studies on the value of mammographic screening, the benefit of mammography is still very much up for discussion. This last-day ASCO presentation assembled a group of 5 men (4 of them physicians, the other a statistician), 4 of whom presented extensive but conflicting interpretations of the same data sets in order to justify their opinion as to whether women should undergo routine mammography. In contrast, 5 women — none of them physicians but all connected with national breast cancer groups, foundations, and causes — were given a few minutes each to state their own opinions, none of which were supported by scientific data or presented in a scientific format. Why ASCO chose to stack the scientific portion of this presentation with male MDs/PhDs while the women were relegated to discuss their personal but unscientific thoughts regarding this critical issue is unclear. A far different discussion might have ensued had well-known female breast cancer physicians been invited to participate.

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