Jerome Groopman criticizes the new guidelines for breast-cancer screening, and Ryan Lizza looks at their political implications.

In reality, there has always been disagreement over many aspects of breast-cancer screening.

Imagine, for a moment, a saner world, in which Disney announces that instead of a recall, it will spend $10 million to finance breast-cancer screening for poor women.

On Monday, the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce recommended a change in guidelines for breast-cancer screening.

She considers herself a firm believer in the value of breast-cancer screening, and says she is committed to doing it well.

The senator who wrote the original law regulating breast-cancer screening says she will seek to rework the legislation with tougher standards for doctors who read mammograms.

At 53, I take breast-cancer screening and related issues very seriously.

I would like to welcome the Commission's initiative to urge Member States to introduce best practice with regard to breast-cancer screening.

The results led to the opening of clinics devoted to breast-cancer screenings and the deployment of mobile units that often conducted the tests without charge.

He said his own community involvement was extensive and that he had sponsored breast-cancer screenings and had written a proposal to reform Medicaid.