Comments on: Truth Squad—Medical Reporting On Mammograms http://www.healthwatchersnews.com/2009/12/truth-squad%e2%80%94medical-reporting-on-mammograms/ Sharing Excellence in Medicine for Optimal Health Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:50:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.healthwatchersnews.com/2009/12/truth-squad%e2%80%94medical-reporting-on-mammograms/comment-page-1/#comment-171 admin Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:24:00 +0000 http://www.healthwatchersnews.com/?p=406#comment-171 Hi Dolev, The early detection and survival rate you're speaking of is called "lead time bias" and was raised as an issue by Dr. John C. Bailar more than 20 years ago. Dr. John Lee addresses lead time bias in his article "<a href="http://www.virginiahopkinstestkits.com/mammogramsdrlee.html" rel="nofollow">Routine Mammograms - Should We or Shouldn't We</a>?" This is also discussed in our book, <a href="http://www.virginiahopkinstestkits.com/bcbook.html" rel="nofollow">What Your Dr May Not Tell You about Breast Cancer</a>. Virginia Hopkins Editor, Virginia Hopkins Health Watch Health Watchers' News and Views Virginia Hopkins Hi Dolev,

The early detection and survival rate you’re speaking of is called “lead time bias” and was raised as an issue by Dr. John C. Bailar more than 20 years ago. Dr. John Lee addresses lead time bias in his article “Routine Mammograms – Should We or Shouldn’t We?” This is also discussed in our book, What Your Dr May Not Tell You about Breast Cancer.

Virginia Hopkins
Editor, Virginia Hopkins Health Watch
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Virginia Hopkins

]]> By: Dolev Gilmore http://www.healthwatchersnews.com/2009/12/truth-squad%e2%80%94medical-reporting-on-mammograms/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Dolev Gilmore Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:29:18 +0000 http://www.healthwatchersnews.com/?p=406#comment-168 Well said. One more issue not mentioned here is that there is great misconception about what is meant by "early detection" of breast cancer. According to <a href="http://www.virginiahopkinstestkits.com/aboutdrjohnlee.html" rel="nofollow">Dr. John Lee</a>, it takes as much as 10 years of growth before a cancer can be detected by mammogram. It takes only a year or so beyond that to detect the lump by manual checkup. It's not like mammogram detects a growth as soon as it starts. This is very significant. Another thing not discussed is whether honesty is used in figuring out survival rates, which, I assume, is survival 5 years after detection. If mammogram detects a cancer earlier than palpitation, it mean that the 5 year period also starts earlier. In other words, if a woman discovers through a mammogram, at the age of 40, she must to past 45 to be considered a "surviver" in the statistics. If she had waited a year and discovered the lump through palpitation, she would have to live an extra year, to 46, to "survive". Is this considered in the statistics or not? Dolev Reuven Gilmore, author "NUTRITION AND YOUR CHILD'S SOUL" Well said. One more issue not mentioned here is that there is great misconception about what is meant by “early detection” of breast cancer. According to Dr. John Lee, it takes as much as 10 years of growth before a cancer can be detected by mammogram. It takes only a year or so beyond that to detect the lump by manual checkup. It’s not like mammogram detects a growth as soon as it starts. This is very significant.

Another thing not discussed is whether honesty is used in figuring out survival rates, which, I assume, is survival 5 years after detection. If mammogram detects a cancer earlier than palpitation, it mean that the 5 year period also starts earlier. In other words, if a woman discovers through a mammogram, at the age of 40, she must to past 45 to be considered a “surviver” in the statistics. If she had waited a year and discovered the lump through palpitation, she would have to live an extra year, to 46, to “survive”. Is this considered in the statistics or not?

Dolev Reuven Gilmore, author “NUTRITION AND YOUR CHILD’S SOUL”

]]> By: Jack http://www.healthwatchersnews.com/2009/12/truth-squad%e2%80%94medical-reporting-on-mammograms/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Jack Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:45:38 +0000 http://www.healthwatchersnews.com/?p=406#comment-165 I am so thankful that Dr. Mahar is such a talented writer, researcher and doctor. This article should be front page reading for every woman and every person who knows one. What power this could have if it could reach such a wide audience. I, for one, intend to send this link to everyone on my email list. Thank you, Virginia, for providing this venue. I am so thankful that Dr. Mahar is such a talented writer, researcher and doctor. This article should be front page reading for every woman and every person who knows one. What power this could have if it could reach such a wide audience. I, for one, intend to send this link to everyone on my email list. Thank you, Virginia, for providing this venue.

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