Reactions

Today's article talked about a piece of news that was received with many mixed feelings. The United States Preventive Services Task Force has declared that women should not start going in for mammograms until age 50.

Some women viewed this information as a relief. No longer would they have to go through the excruciating process that is breast cancer screening until they were 50. However, many other women were skeptical about this new statement. Why was it being released? How did the United States Preventive Services Task Force know what they were talking about?

This article did a good job taking a lot of different issues and presenting them in a non-biased way. In addition, it was about to show the confusion and emotion that came as a result of the announcement. I like how even though some of the quotes in the article didn't say anything specific, they were included to help show how women have reacted to the news. For example: "'Why all of a sudden this change?' said Karen Sun, 41, who was loading her groceries into her car here in Los Angeles.'“It feels out of nowhere.'" This seemingly casual exchange gave the article the ability to show the "peoples" reaction.