I just found out that my 63 yr old mom had a "bad" (her words) mamo in October. They are doing NOTHING at this point and just ordered another one in March. She's a bit freaked out as I am.
Last year I had my baseline mamo when I turned (ack) 40. They found lots of suspicious things and I was off for a battery of other tests, blood work and an ultrasound. Turned out ok. But I still feel like I need to keep an eye on it.
I had cervical cancer in 2001, so I am hyper sensitive to being diagnosed with another form of it. I just know of too many people who beat C the first time, but it got them the second time around.
I begged my mom to keep up w/the self exams and if she feels ANYTHING to make a beeline to the doc.
And now this comes out...
I don't really like it. I can see maybe doing it every other year, or even every couple. But to say that self exams are useless and to discourage them??
I would really like the "expert" that came up with that recommendation to explain their reasoning.