By Dr. Mercola: Earlier this year, one of the largest and longest studies of mammography to date -- involving 90,000 women followed for 25 years -- found that mammograms have no impact on breast cancer mortality. Why Did the Swiss Medical Board Do Away with Routine Mammograms? After a year of reviewing the available evidence and its implications, the Swiss Medical Board, an independent health technology assessment initiative, noted they became increasingly concerned about what they were finding. The evidence simply did not back up the global consensus of other experts in the field suggesting that mammograms were safe and capable of saving lives. On the contrary, mammography appeared to be preventing only one death for every 1,000 women screened, while causing harm to many more. Their thorough review left them no choice but to recommend that no new systematic mammography screening programs be introduced, and that a time limit should be placed on existing programs. Five Facts About Mammograms That Every Woman Should Know 1. Mammograms May Offer Less Benefit Than You Think: 2. Mammography May Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer in Women with a BRCA 1/2 Mutation: 3. False Positives are Common (and Dangerous) 4. Mammograms May Not Work if You Have Dense Breasts 5. There are Other Screening Options Your Waist Size Is Linked to Your Breast Cancer Risk “An increase in skirt size was the single most predictive measure of breast cancer risk, the study concluded. When women went up a single skirt size over a 10-year span between their mid-20s and mid-60s, they were shown to have a 33% greater risk of developing breast cancer after menopause. Buying two skirt sizes up during that same period was linked to a 77% increased risk.” Why Your Waist-to-Hip Ratio Matters If you have a high waist-to-hip ratio, i.e. you carry more fat around your waist than on your hips, you may be at an increased risk for certain chronic conditions. Certain body compositions do tend to increase your risk of chronic disease, and carrying extra inches around your midsection has been repeatedly shown to increase cardiovascular health risks. Your waist size is also a powerful indicator of insulin sensitivity, as studies clearly show that measuring your waist size is one of the most powerful ways to predict your risk for diabetes, and this could also play a role in cancer as well. articles.mercola/sites/articles/archive/2014/10/07/mammography-screening-risks.aspx?x_cid=20141007_nonlead_mammogramrisks_facebookdoc
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