Mammogram Screening Reliability Controversy Continues

MammogramAs per reports, the discussion over mammography, considered to be the most excellent tool for early cancer detection, is still continuing. Last year, the US Government declared that the traditional technique failed to detect all the women falling in the age group of 50 years.

In the meantime, the majority of oncologists have the same opinion that it was a total wastage of time to go for a mammography before 40 years of age. Moreover, these oncologists strongly considered, a young woman's breasts were so opaque that a mammography's X-rays certainly failed to become ineffective in showing up these deadly lumps.

On the other hand, Dr. Suresh Advani, a Medical oncologist believes that for any Indian women, 40 years is appropriate to begin the yearly mammography procedures.

He added, "Certain hormonal changes begin after the age of 40, making women more susceptible to breast cancer".

Sharing his views about the raised issue, KEM Hospital’s Radiology Head, Dr. Hemant Deshmukh asserted that mammogram screening test was the most excellent breast cancer detection tool, used for any women who have never shown any disease warning indications.

Conversely, in his viewpoint the screening mammograms test certainly discovers all the hidden tiny calcium deposits, which point towards the cancer growth or presence. Sharing their experiences, two breast cancer patients said that when they are reminded about their deadly breast cancer problem, then they certainly face high depression levels.

Both the cancer patients continued sharing their awful experiences and asserted that whenever they go to any market, the display breast cancer products, or advertisement hoardings. They feel that these things keep on reminding them that soon they are going to die.

However, these cancer patients always feel that instead of dying every second, they should join any cancer charitable organization, so that they could provide some help to all those patients who are also battling for their lives.