New Mammogram Suggestions and Its Affect on Me

The latest recommendation of having mammograms after turning 50 is not going to change anything in my life. I just recently turned 44 and I have never had a mammogram. My mother never had mammograms, my aunt never had them and neither of them passed away from any form of cancer.

My decision has nothing to do with the latest recommendation. My decision is based purely on viewing society on a whole. I understand that back in the 1950's or even before that time period, many things were not discussed out in the open (imagine, some things were actually kept private). However, doesn't anyone find it weird that the medical field can claim with near absolute "certainty" that 1 in 3 women will develop breast cancer?

Please keep in mind these are my personal beliefs based on observations. I personally believe that no one in the "field" wants to find a cure for cancer. This is not some conspiracy theory that "they" are out to get us. It's simply stated from a viewpoint of "cancer" being a business. A very BIG and lucrative business, and if a cure was ever discovered an entire industry that spreads worldwide would cease to exist.

Think about the impact of that statement for a moment. It's huge! Cancer specialists would no longer be needed, pharmaceutical companies would lose a huge chunk of money because cancer treating drugs would never been needed. Cancer treatment centers would go out of business and with them all the people employed at the centers.

No my friends, I'm sorry to shock you, but no one in the "field" wants cancer to go away. On the other hand, they don't want cancer to kill you because a dead person can't pay for treatment. Of course, cancer is a disease that sooner or later will kill its "host." In order for the "industry" to stay alive, it has to get new "customers." Mammograms are a wonderful way to keep constant flow of customs. The radiation in the mammogram is "low-dose." This means it takes years for the radiation to build up in a person's system and eventually turn into cancer.

I have another bit of information that might shock you: we all have cancer cells in our body. Whether those cells turn into a life threatening disease depends on many factors. I for one have no desire to "feed" those little cells and give them ANY excuse to "wake up" and turn into some disease that could become deadly for me.

The new suggested age of 50 to be tested is not changing anything in my life, and just to be clear I will not be getting tested at 50 or any other age. Not to mention, I'm sure it was a sadistic man who designed the mammogram test. How come men don't get their testicles squashed between two cold plates and have radiation shot into their "family jewels" to test for the presence of testicular cancer? I was just wondering, but it really doesn't matter. I have no faith in mammograms, and will never support their usefulness.