Comments on: Mammography is a "crude tool" http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/mammography-is-crude-tool.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kitty http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/mammography-is-crude-tool.html/comment-page-1#comment-86474 Kitty Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:43:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/06/mammography-is-a-crude-tool.html#comment-86474 Why? Do you think that risks of mammography like overdiagnosis shall be a secret? <br/><br/>Don't you think women have a right to know about risks as well as benefits of any test especially tests that have such a small probability of benefitting them personally and that has a small risk of harming them by possibly subjecting them to potentially harmful treatment unnecessarily i.e. in case of overdiagnosis? <br/><br/><i>women that should be using this "tool" until better scanning options become available</i><br/>Isn't what women "should" or "shouldn't" do are ultimately their personal choice? Why? Do you think that risks of mammography like overdiagnosis shall be a secret?

Don’t you think women have a right to know about risks as well as benefits of any test especially tests that have such a small probability of benefitting them personally and that has a small risk of harming them by possibly subjecting them to potentially harmful treatment unnecessarily i.e. in case of overdiagnosis?

women that should be using this “tool” until better scanning options become available
Isn’t what women “should” or “shouldn’t” do are ultimately their personal choice?

]]> By: bill http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/mammography-is-crude-tool.html/comment-page-1#comment-86468 bill Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/06/mammography-is-a-crude-tool.html#comment-86468 I think the use of the phrase "crude tool" does a disservice and could potentially scare off women that should be using this "tool" until better scanning options become available. I think the use of the phrase “crude tool” does a disservice and could potentially scare off women that should be using this “tool” until better scanning options become available.

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