Response to Canadian Task Force Mammography Recommendations…

To our patients:

You are probably aware of the LATEST controversy regarding screening mammography. At the end of the day, each patient is going to make a decision that she feels is the best for her. However, before you take the latest Canadian Task Force recommendations seriously and stop having regular mammograms, remember that if there is one thing we know about breast cancers (if not all cancers) it is that “BIG IS BAD”, “BIGGER IS WORSE” and “SMALL IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN BIG”!, and remember these FACTS that no amount of scientific scrutiny or statistical manipulation can refute.

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Read response from Paula Gordon, M.D., FRCPC