Screening tests-are they effective? Dense Breasts-were you told you have them and why it matters.
The mammogram disadvantage for women with dense breasts and updated PCP guidelines
I recently had a brief conversation with someone about health insurance. When I said I do not use health insurance because I run my tests, know how to read them, and know how to address various health issues, they responded with,
“But what about health insurance for your colonoscopy and mammograms?”
Here is a previous post on colonoscopies and why I will not do one unless a fecal stool test detects occult (hidden) blood. (You can order a simple stool test to determine if there is occult blood in it, and the GI MAP gut panel in my lab shop also tests for occult blood).
Colonoscopy and a new study's findings; avocado oil question
What can we learn from the new study on colonoscopies? In the United States, we have been trained to believe that a colonoscopy is a must once we turn a certain age. Medical professionals advise healthy people to get their first colonoscopy at 45 and to continue getting regular screenings every ten years until age 75.
Breast Health Documentary and Free E-book
I had 3 mammograms before I discontinued getting them. I was told I have dense breast tissue but was never told that an ultrasound may result in greater accuracy.
Below is a link to a documentary indicating the issues with mammography and what it may not detect.
Around the 1 hour 20 minute mark, the documentary shows a study on misinformation on breast cancer screening. The article claims no conflict of interest, yet the author is one of the 3D mammography inventors/creators.
The allopathic doctor in the video states that you get as much radiation as flying across the US, but others point out that you are not getting that same amount of radiation within seconds and targeted at a small area of your body. She is comparing apples to oranges.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/kQ6zT5BeC8Rk/
For more information on breast health, you can download the pdf of Tirza Derflinger's third edition of Better Breast Health for Life at the link below.
https://thermogramcenter.com/better-breast-health-for-life/
I have learned some information from Tirza’s books, this documentary, and old Dr. Mercola posts (which I can no longer access to cite and link to since I took some of these notes back in 2016).
5 to 1 false positive rate: For every breast cancer correctly diagnosed by a mammogram, five are “seen” that aren’t actually there. False diagnoses can lead to needless surgery and chemotherapy.
For every 27 women correctly diagnosed, 142 will go on to have a false positive test result.
No other medical screening has been as aggressively promoted.
Breast Cancer is a multi-billion-dollar business.
Thirty years of government data found that as many as 1/3 of cancers detected by mammography may not have been life-threatening.
Mammogram requires repeated ionized radiation that can cause cancer.
The use of compression in the test can damage breast tissue or possibly spread cancer
These breast screenings are not effective for women with dense breasts
Primary Care Guideline Changes for 2024
An article by the propaganda site Medscape recently reported guideline changes for primary care for 2024. Under the Breast Density Reporting section, it stated that they would be required to send mammogram reports to the patient.
This is terrific news and a move in the right direction!
Breast density is reported as a class 1-2 (not dense) or a class 3-4 (heterogeneously dense or extremely dense). Increased breast density correlates with greater breast cancer risk and a decrease in the sensitivity of mammography to detect breast cancer.
In the article, Dr. Skolnik states that additional testing via ultrasound will lead to more false positives and that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says that ultrasound is not routinely recommended.
Wait a minute?
So if you fall into class 4 and they know a mammogram may miss a breast cancer diagnosis in those women, they still would not do an ultrasound because that (not the mammogram) would lead to more false positives?
After watching the above video, I do not find this to make sense. Does it to you?
The Missing Information
Where is the information about how to prevent breast cancer, such as avoiding obesity, inflammation, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome?
Why do fast-food chains support breast cancer awareness when their very foods, such as fried foods, processed meats, sugar, and refined carbs, all can increase your risk of the very health conditions that can lead to cancer?
Even though I do not get these screening procedures, it does not mean that I am telling you not to get them. Instead, I provide information you may not hear from mainstream media and medicine. Having the information to make the best-informed decision that may affect your health is vital.
We often make health and medical decisions out of fear or ignorance. Knowledge is power.
Excellent points, wish I had read this years ago. Yes breast cancer is Big Business.