Is a yearly mammogram really necessary ? Some parts of the medical industry seem to be waking up to the dangers of radiation. But some are ignoring common sense. As recently as January, 2010, it has been reported that US doctors are giving mammograms to women who really do not need them. Let´s take a look into the juicy details about mammograms, for your own health.

Newsweek reports that elderly women who are married and wealthy are more likely to get an unnecessary mammogram. In the United States, doctors are reimbursed a certain amount of money for mammograms. They get a kickback of eighty one dollars from the government for a non-digital mammogram and a whopping one hundred and thirty dollars for a digital one. When you add up the damage from all those doctors giving unnecessary screenings, the cost is twelve million dollars ! This is for health (“sick care” is a better term ) care that is not only not needed, but that can create more damage to the human body.