There have been reports and articles that discuss the practice of mammography. It is alleged that there has been overscreening for breast cancer and conflicts of interests on major boards. Five radiologists have served as presidents of the American Cancer Society (ACS). The ACS has a great tendency to promote the interests of the manufacturers of mammogram devices and films, which included Siemens, Piker, General Electric, DuPont and Eastman Kodak.
Dr. Samuel S. Epstein and Rosalie Bertell, Ph.D report that the mammography industry conducts research for the ACS and its grantees, serves on advisory boards, and makes large donations to it. They do all sorts of promotional things for ACS. In short, ACS is very strongly linked with the mammography industry, while attacking and ignoring breast self examination, procedures that don’t produce profits for the cancer industry. continue reading…
