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G34 - August 2006 - Mammography Study
Intro: Health care can be confusing. Take screening tests like mammograms for example. Your doctor may schedule one for you, but then he or she may not have enough time to explain all the details. And not knowing exactly what you're getting into can lead to confusion and anxiety. Doctors at Mayo Clinic did a study to find out if giving women information before they have a mammogram makes a difference in their experience.
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IF YOU'RE A WOMAN NEARING 40, YOU CAN BET YOUR DOCTOR WILL SOON RECOMMEND YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS TO SCREEN FOR BREAST CANCER. BUT MAYO CLINIC DR. SANDHYA PRUTHI SAYS MANY WOMEN DON'T ... |
Sandhya Pruthi, M.D. |
"UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE RISKS AND LIMITATIONS TO MAMMOGRAPHY." |
| DR. PRUTHI SAYS THE BENEFITS OF EARLY DETECTION OUTWEIGH THE RISKS, BUT THERE ARE ISSUES WOMEN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT. FOR EXAMPLE ... | |
Sandhya Pruthi, M.D. |
"FALSE-POSITIVES. WE WILL SEE THINGS THAT LIGHT UP ON THE MAMMOGRAM, BUT WITH ADDITIONAL VIEWS OR BIOPSY, TURN OUT TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN NORMAL TISSUE." |
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ANNETTE SINN LEARNED ABOUT FALSE-POSITIVES BY ENROLLING IN A STUDY TO FIND OUT IF WOMEN UNDERSTAND THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF MAMMOGRAMS. THE STUDY DIVIDED 1,400 WOMEN INTO TWO GROUPS. ONE DID NOT GET INFORMATION ABOUT MAMMOGRAMS, THE OTHER, THE GROUP THAT ANNETTE WAS IN, DID. |
| Annette Sinn | "THEY GAVE YOU WHAT TO EXPECT. WHAT THE PROCEDURE WAS GOING TO BE LIKE." |
Annette Sinn |
"NOT ALL THINGS THAT THEY FIND ON YOUR MAMMOGRAM COULD BE CANCER. SO IT KIND OF EASES YOUR MIND. THEY GIVE YOU PERCENTAGES." |
To Graphics: Percentages All mammograms
Biopsies
VO: to Annette with kids |
PERCENTAGES SUCH AS: OF ALL WOMEN WHO GET MAMMOGRAMS, 10 PERCENT WILL GET CALLED BACK FOR ADDITIONAL VIEWS. OF ALL WOMEN WHO HAVE BIOPSIES TO EXAMINE A SPOT THAT SHOWED UP ON THE MAMMOGRAM, 80 PERCENT WILL NOT HAVE CANCER. THE KEY MESSAGE FOR WOMEN LIKE ANNETTE IS THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BIOPSY OR ADDITIONAL IMAGES TAKEN, IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE BREAST CANCER. AND THAT INFORMATION REDUCES ANXIETY DURING THE BREAST CANCER SCREENING PROCESS. |
| FOR MEDICAL EDGE, I'M VIVIEN WILLIAMS. | |
Tag: Another limitation of mammography is that it does not detect all breast cancer. But it remains the best way to detect breast cancers at an early stage.
Dr. Pruthi says her study confirmed what she had expected: that getting information to patients about medical tests before they have to take them reduces anxiety and keeps people well informed. For more information, visit our Web site at ...
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