Breast Cancer screenings at 50????

Okay so a recent study by so called 'professionals' came out saying that women should wait until 50 to get a mammogram. To this I say what the hell where they thinking. What's even more upsetting is that there was a woman on this panel and she didn't stand up for her gender. This is the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard in a while. My mother is a nurse and a breast cancer survivor (diagnosed at 41) and back when she started being a nurse in the eighties she recalls women getting breast cancer as early as their mid-twenties. Further more in the state of Utah they do not give mammograms until 50 and they have the HIGEST fatality of breast cancer deaths in the country. The United Kingdom also does not give mammograms until 50 and they too have a low catch rate and a HIGH death rate from breast cancer. In this day and age where EARLY PREVENTION is the key it is absolutely horrifying that some group would have the audacity to say suggest something so fatally stupid. Countless women have been SAVED by having mammograms. Also the panel says that you should not give yourself breast exams again I say WHAT? Giving yourself a self breast exam (preferably right after your period) can save your life. Even men should give themselves this exam! Women should know their bodies and they have to power to save themselves from this terrible disease. The AMA stands by their recommendation of women getting mammograms at 40. Women should still give themselves breast exams beforehand. If you feel something unusual go to a doctor! Hopefully soon someone will find a cure!