"the Senate agreed to accept an amendment to the big health care legislation proposed by Senator David Vitter, Republican of Louisiana, effectively requiring the federal government to ignore the new recommendations by the expert panel, the United States Preventive Services Task Force."
"Mr. Vitter’s amendment specifically directed the government to set aside the task force’s most recent recommendations regarding mammograms."
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
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My aunt died at the age of 49 due to breast cancer. There was no previous history in our family of breast cancer but she still had mammograms every year after turning 40 up until her last one. Unfortunately she didn't make it through her treatments but the rest of the women in our family started getting mammograms no matter what our age was. I don't care what insurance or congress says. It's my body and I will take care of it so I'm here to raise my daughter.
Thank you for your comments Anonymous! So well put. Hopefully, with the Senate blocking the use of these guidelines, you and your family and countless other women will continue to have access to preventative screening in order to take care of themselves and their families.
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