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T O P I C R E V I E WLEXX http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/ 2008/11/26/why-mammography-is-not-an-effective-breast-cancer-screen.aspx I just read something really scary! quote:Now consider the fact thatthe routine practice of taking four films of each breast annuallyresults in approximately 1 rad (radiation absorbed dose) exposure, which is about1,000 times greater than that from a chest x-ray. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/11/26/why-mammography-is-not-an-effective-breast-cancer-screen.aspx[/b][/quote] OMG! It takes between 8 and 16 films to do mine. I freaking hate doctors.------------------Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.libraschoice7 I dont know if I wanted to hear that or not, truth isnt always easy I guess...this week I have to go in to get a mammogram, because there is something questionable in my left breast. I am alittle worried but trying to stay positive just the same ------------------Sun in LibraMoon in CancerJupiter in CancerVenus in VirgoMars in CancerAscendant in Cancer"I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me"
I just read something really scary!
quote:Now consider the fact thatthe routine practice of taking four films of each breast annuallyresults in approximately 1 rad (radiation absorbed dose) exposure, which is about1,000 times greater than that from a chest x-ray. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/11/26/why-mammography-is-not-an-effective-breast-cancer-screen.aspx[/b][/quote] OMG! It takes between 8 and 16 films to do mine. I freaking hate doctors.------------------Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
------------------Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
------------------Sun in LibraMoon in CancerJupiter in CancerVenus in VirgoMars in CancerAscendant in Cancer
"I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me"
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