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Behind the Cover Story

Posted 4/30/2013 by hhill
This is a companion or follow up piece to the blog of Anpril 25th which linked to Peggy Orenstein's marvelous work about screening and mammograms and pink ribbons. Not surprisingly, there has been a lot of reaction to that cover story in the New York Times Magazine. I am on the Board of several professional groups that wish to write letters of dispute with her facts. There are always ways and other ways of looking at the data, but surely her essay is thoughtful and provocative and forces us to examine our assumptions. Read more... Comments (0)
Mammograms and Early Detection and PInk Ribbons

Posted 4/25/2013 by hhill
As many of you know, I can never pass up an opportunity to be critical of the Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer World. It offends me in all manner of ways, but one of the central ones is the absolute hypocrisy of many sponsors, and the misinformation that is foisted onto the world. "Early detection and you will be cured" is the message, and that is just not necessarily true. This all ties into the controversy about screening, most specifically about the value of mammograms. Read more... Comments (1)

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Behind the Cover Story