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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am really baffled.  Why is suggesting that putting equal emphasis on good diet with special attention to fruits and veggies, exercise, and low or no alcohol consumption IN ADDITION TO MAMMOGRAMS been construed as a false promise of cancer immunity or blaming victims or sneering at overweight individuals???

Breast cancer is a nasty disease that no one deserves to get for any reason.  And no amount of pure living can guarantee one will not get it.  Nor will an annual mammogram.  I think we can all agree that we would like to see the number of cases decline as quickly as possible to zero.  My ONLY comment was that achieving that outcome would require addressing both screening AND prevention.  And some good luck is also obviously required at the individual level.

I have obviously offended nearly everyone here, so I will not post again.  My apologies.[/quote]

You didn't offend me! I think your comments were wise and spot-on.

I'm baffled by the amount of pressure there is to get a yearly mammogram. I've never been so harrassed by a medical office. I had my first exam at age 48. They wanted a six month follow up for what the doc had told me was 99.9% chance probably nothing. I came in 9 months later. When I called to schedule the appointment, they shamed me for being late. When I checked in they shamed me for being late. The radiologist told me I was 3 months late. 
 I've had colon cancer (though I'm slim and healthy and young, and eat mostly vegetarian) and been through lots of treatment and tests. No one ever shamed me about scheduling late. What is it with the mammogram industry? (I'm currently a year late for my colonoscopy, and the doc's office hasn't said peep- though in this case a simple reminder actually would have been appreciated. Nor did they make any comments when I called to make the appointment.) Don't they understand if they make the process of making the appointment shameful and the appointment itself an embarrassing experience, I'm more likely not to come back at all? [/quote]

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