December 17, 2009
A panel of researchers and health-care providers discussed the controversy surrounding the new breast cancer screening guidelines. In November, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released new breast cancer screening guidelines. The delivery of the guidelines, coupled with intense media attention, has generated confusion among patients, health-care professionals, the general public and lawmakers.
A panel of renowned researchers and health-care providers, including a past chairman of the task force, discussed on December 17, 2009 the controversy surrounding the new guidelines.
The forum was sponsored by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences at UW Medicine, a cross-institutional organization that includes UW Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Group Health Research Institute and Seattle Children's.
Visit
UWTV to watch the hour-long panel discussion.
For more details on the panel members, visit the
UW News web site.