Why Some Oncologists Do Not Want the Effectiveness of Mammography Discussed

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Executive Summary

  • Oncologists have come forward to state that the effectiveness of cancer screening is not a topic for discussion in the public domain.

Introduction

It is amazing to find that many oncologists do not think the effectiveness of cancer screening is discussed in public.

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Don’t Discuss Effectiveness in Public

At the 2:10 mark in this video, the following quote is shown from a study on the debate over mammography. 

Some senior scientists have said tome that this debate should not be taking place in public. Screening mammography is, they argue, too important for women’s health to have its image damaged by questioning the technique’s efficacy and safety.

As I cover in the article Do Mammograms Improve Patient Outcomes?, the benefits of mammograms is very low. This is why those that make their income from mammograms and the treatment that follows are known by the public. This is because the vast majority of women should not be getting mammograms. It is also curious that these oncologists do not want the safety of mammograms discussed either. The logic goes something like the following.