teresa heinzThe 71-year-wife of 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts told the AP that the cost of mammography is much lower than the physical and personal toll of women from 40 to 60 face if their cancer is not detected early and then have to be treated with aggressive chemotherapy.
"Chemotherapy is serious. It also costs lots of money. It is very painful. And it's very destructive of people - most people - live for a while, anyway. Why put people through that instead of just having a test done, and you are? "Heinz told the AP in an interview this week. "So why I was so upset by the decision of this panel. "
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