[Monica]

I must say I have been taken aback by the strength of anger towards these scientists who I assume are trying to do the right thing. All sorts of motives are being ascribed. Hasn't Dr. Love done a lot to help women with breast cancer?

I would be interested to understanding the data. Is the data recent? That is, does the data include the results from herceptin, and the fact we are significantly saving women's lives? What happens if you break out women with HER2? My hypothesis is that their findings may be true for non-HER2 breast cancer women, but not us. Unfortunately, you can't differentiate which women might get HER2 and have them get mammograms.

I just want to understand their thinking and data. How would they reconcile the fact that without early detection we believe we could be dead, but yet the data seems to say something else? I am sure they knew this recommendation would not be well received. I hate to kill the messengers.

Monica