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Ruth · 11-19-2009, 05:57 AM

I was 36...can't even watch the news. Its too frustrating! Hello don't women usually in the 40 age range have a more aggressive form of BC? I feel like we are being compared to the Ford Pinto....what is the acceptable amount of loss of lives versus saving a few bucks?? Hmmm

11-19-2009, 05:57 AM	#21
Ruth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Watkinsville, Georgia Posts: 356	Re: New Proposed Changes to Mammogram Guidelines I was 36...can't even watch the news. Its too frustrating! Hello don't women usually in the 40 age range have a more aggressive form of BC? I feel like we are being compared to the Ford Pinto....what is the acceptable amount of loss of lives versus saving a few bucks?? Hmmm __________________ [/SIGPIC]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diagnosed 6/03 nursing daughter Dose dense A/C 4x Modified rad mast 8/03 IDC; 3 cm; 10+/16 nodes; ER/PR-; Her2+++ Weekly taxol w/Herceptin (off label) 12x's 40 weeks Herceptin Radiation 33x Reconstruction w/ implants 05 & 07 NED