Quote Originally Posted by Tuckervill View Post

The truth is that heart disease kills six times more women than breast cancer. I'm betting the American Heart Association would LOVE to have the fundraising power of the breast cancer community.
That's interesting. Although one in eight women will GET breast cancer, due to early diagnosis and treatment, many more are now surviving.

I'm not in any way attacking your position - I'm just trying to point out that recommending people skip routine screenings can have deadly results. Read Oakleaf's source, study them, then weigh the opinions, risks and decide for yourself. That's all I was trying to say.

I don't doubt at all that you haven't been personally touched by BC. That's my point. Most people have been, and I feel strongly that early detection is what has saved the lives of most people who've been diagnosed.

Sorry if I'm a bit touchy about this. Found a lump yesterday, getting it looked at today. The thought of just ignoring it is unbearable.