[swimangel72]

Debbie, Rich, Hutch, Sherry, Rhonda - and everyone else who has taken the time to do research and post replies - I want to thank you all, no matter what your opinion, for your intelligent words.......for your caring concern and for helping me to keep an open mind. It's interesting to me that my mother (85 years old like a Timex - takes a licking but keeps on ticking) has never had a mammo or a pap smear. My MIL also never had a mammo - and has never been to an ob/gyn since giving birth to her last child 44 years ago. I also recall a study showing that many small bc tumors really "disappear" over time........but even so, I reassure myself that I didn't get overtreated for my small .9cm Stage 1 tumor because it was NOT in that category since it was Her2++++ . I think in many ways, the new guidelines and the firestorm is has created will bring renewed attention to the problem we ourselves have been addressing for so long...........why are the rates of death from BC not decreasing? And ultimately, as I said before, I hope that our donations will go towards PURE research towards better screening methods (where's Dr. McCoy and his tri-corder when we need it?) and towards a cure for ALL cancers. Thank you again - and have a good weekend everyone.