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Mammography Screening: Clearing Up Some of the Confusion

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Every 4th test is false positive, which make BCtect to expensive to use.

Per Olsen 10:58AM May 17, 2010

The worlds larges diagnostic company will distrbute BCtect in UK and Ireland, and are probably up to sign for an distribution agreement i the US within few weeks.
This is the worlds first good alternative to Mammography, with far better results for younger women (pre-menopause women) than Mammography.

Bastiano Basto of IL 9:27AM March 28, 2010

Diagenic from Norway have made a bloodsample genekspression test which have 73% accuracy for breast cancer. It will be available in US in the spring of 2010 throug Quest Diagnostic.
All you have to do is take a bloodsample.

Peter Hansen 7:30AM February 22, 2010

A new breast cancer test is launced in Europe. For pre-menopause women it is much better than mammogram (up to 80%), and its only requiers a small sample of blood. The company that has developed this test is currently discussing a cooperation with a lagte american laboratory-company, probably Quest Diagnostics, to lsunch the test under the CLIA-program in 2010.
http://www.diagenic.no/site.php?id=bc

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Sara of IN 9:15AM December 10, 2009

Alan, If only you and I ruled the world. This system of prepaid medical care is going to bankrupt the nation. So few people seem to understand this. I am 62. I had a mamogram at 40 and never had another one. It just made absolutely no sense that I would allow them to put radiation in my breasts year after year. Those screaming the loudest in this uproar are part of the "pink" industry who are going lose money for this 1.4% chance of having a breast cancer in ones 40's. I give this prepaid medical care system at tops 15 more years and it will all implode. I agree with you completely that if a woman wants a mamogram before 50 she should pay for it. We don't buy car insurance that covers oil changes, it would be too expensive. Why do we think that health insurance should pay for every stinkin thing. And since we do, why are shocked, SHOCKED that it is so expensive?

Judith Pedgrift of IL 1:20PM December 09, 2009

I strongly suspect insurance coverage will be eliminated or significantly reduced for women in their 40's in the near future.

Peggy of CA 2:33PM December 05, 2009

This same panel is the one making recommendations to Reid and Pelosi to put in their destructive healthcare bills. These are the death panels we have been warned about.

Fed Up of IN 11:56PM November 30, 2009

Issue number 3 in the NEJ mentions personalized screening. That technology is currently available from a company called Intergenetics, Inc. They offer a test that determines a womens genetic predisposition of developing breast cancer.

Thane Swisher of OK 7:28PM November 30, 2009

Can't we just be honest and establish a system like QUALY in England? But to be sure, take the insurance (prepaid medical care) out of it. If a woman wants a mammogram, she should have the right to PAY FOR IT. It's not insurance; it, like all other medical care, is a fungible, consumer good; there is nothing special about it. Like some people choose a cheaper car, you should be able to make the same decisions about medical care and WHAT YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT.

Alan Wells of TN 3:46PM November 30, 2009