If you have a history of cancer, of course you should go in... I think the issue with self-exams is that they are SO often wrong, and women waste tons of their money and time following up on "lumps" that (posted to What We Missed )
I don't think we should be able to cease hiring them. I do think they should be arrested for their actions-- harassment, violation of patient privacy, theft of records, etc. Not just fired, ARRESTED. Stealing closed patient records for the (posted to The messed-up case for religious discrimination)
This was even more important than changing the mammogram recommendations, as the treatment for suspected cervical cancer is quite hazardous to long-term function. What's more, they don't even mention anxiety here; it's all about potential damage to the uterus or (posted to *sigh* First mammograms, now this)
I see this on all STD and drug rehab ads, regardless of the genders or anything. I am sure it's to protect the model from repercussions, either by having sexual partners reject them or by facing discrimination from others they (posted to Models Used For Illustrative Purposes Only)
Health care issues disproportionately affect women, so I would absolutely say that's a feminist issue. Prison reform relating to treatment of female prisoners, especially pregnant women, is absolutely relevant. The others strike me as general issues. So not strictly speaking (posted to What Is a Feminist Issue?)
i think it makes a lot of sense... as long as we keep educating girls and boys about safe sex, and vaccinate both girls and boys against the HPV. the first step to reducing cervical cancer is practicing safe sex (posted to *sigh* First mammograms, now this)
I'm not sure it's exactly the same but there is an ad in New York's subway for a law firm that claims it has gotten loads of payouts for clients in whatever field it is, I forget exactly which. Such (posted to Models Used For Illustrative Purposes Only)
I'm not big on conspiracy theories...but any one find it funny that now that it looks like we might have a government funded national healthcare plan all these "preventative" procedures are getting advice to cut back? HUH? In all seriousness (posted to *sigh* First mammograms, now this)
Does it matter? I'm a feminist. My feminism (in which I acknowledge that I have gender boundaries to overcome and sexism to fight) makes me sensitive to the issues of others who are at odds with the status quo, including (posted to What Is a Feminist Issue?)
Try an online search for "models used for illustrative purposes only." and see what comes up. That exact wording appears quite a bit nowadays in disclaimers. It appears to be sites mostly related to health matters, pregnancy, or abuse. Perhaps (posted to Models Used For Illustrative Purposes Only)
