About this episode

Dr. Jenn Simmons discusses the implications of new mammography guidelines and the misclassification of DCIS in breast cancer screening.

In this solo episode, Dr. Jenn Simmons delivers a five-alarm wake-up call on breast cancer screening. The American College of Physicians just dropped new guidelines and the radiology world is furious, not because the science is wrong, but because it isn't on their side. Dr. Jenn breaks down what the data actually shows, why mammography's survival benefit has been a statistical illusion for decades, and what real preventive screening looks like. She also takes on DCIS, collagen fears, and the ...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jenn Simmons

Topics covered

• mammography screening
• breast cancer
• preventive health
• medical guidelines
• radiology
• DCIS classification

Keywords

• mammograms
• breast cancer screening
• American College of Physicians
• DCIS
• radiology
• preventive screening
• medical data
• health guidelines

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American College of Physicians, radiology community, DCIS

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