Sounds great but do they help?

Based on the current report, Lancet editor, Richard Horton, concludes that "at present, there is no reliable evidence from large randomized trials to support screening mammography programs."

The Lancet October 20, 2001;358:1340-1342,1284-1285

".Mammograms increase the risk for developing breast cancer and raise the risk of spreading or metastasizing an existing growth,' says Dr. Charles B. Simone, a former clinical associate in immunology and pharmacology at the National Cancer Institute...

".the annual mammographic screening of 10,000 women aged 50-70 will extend the lives of, at best, 26 of them; and annual screening of 10,000 women in their 40s will extend the lives of only 12 women per year." (P8)

With a little looking what is sold as important and life saving often isn't..

Is it sales or is it health..

With medicne and health I suggest a little thinking for your self and a little questioning no matter what anyone says.

http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/Drug-Companies-Influence-Breast-Cancer-Treatment-Studies-6364.aspx

Again, the numbers tell the real story here, based on a review of 140 studies published in 1993 (45), 1998 (39) and 2003 (56) and culled from 10 medical journals:

* 48 percent of all the studies considered were tainted in some way by drug company funding.
* Drug company funding for these breast cancer studies increased from 44 percent to 58 percent by the end of the study.
* 84 percent of the studies published in 2003 funded by drug companies yielded positive results versus 54 percent from other funding sources.
* 66 percent of the 2003 studies were single-arm studies, meaning a drug's effectiveness wasn't tested by a comparison group.