Mammograms DO save lives!
Teresa Heinz, wife of U.S. Senator John Kerry, is revealing that she has been treated for breast cancer and is coming forth with the information now because of the controversial guidelines from the U.S. Preventative Service Task Force that advise women under 50 no longer get annual mammograms!
Heinz writes in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
“The cancer was detected at an early stage thanks to a mammogram and the work of a remarkable physician who insisted on investigating beyond what the mammogram could show. I have had two operations and my prognosis for a full recovery is good.
“As any woman can attest, mammograms can be nerve racking. And as the government’s task force pointed out, they can produce misleading results and anxiety. But Ive’ been personally reminded that they can also produce something else: a lifesaving early diagnosis.“
See, ladies!
It’s very important to take care of those tittays!
[Image via Carrie Devorah / WENN.]