From the monthly archives:
According to the American Cancer Society’s most recent estimate for 2009, 11,270 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed and 4,070 women will die from the disease. Prior to 1955 cervical cancer was one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women. As a result of the development of the [...]
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November 16, 2009 the Washington Post reports new screening guideline issued by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force now recommending against women receiving routine screening with mammograms for breast cancer prior to age 50. Petitti, Chairman of the Task Force, asserts that the new recommendation will result in “just” 0.7 deaths for every thousand women [...]
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