They called on the Department of Health to force all patients with suspected breast cancer to be seen within two weeks.

BBC: Breast cancer delays 'put lives at risk'

Komen for the Cure, which is the world's largest breast cancer organization, condemned the task force's recommendation and have been united in their message that women can decrease their chances of dying from the disease by beginning annual mammograms at 40.

CNN: After the mammogram storm, what should women do?

Recall the collective angst over and instantaneous political reaction to U.S. Preventative Services Task Force's retrenchment in late 2009 on breast cancer screening.

WSJ: Are Doctors Screening Too Much for Disease?

Two weeks ago a federal inter-agency task force issued a report emphasizing the need to redouble research efforts focused on the prevention of breast cancer.

FORBES: After 40 Years Of Research, What Do We Know About Preventing Breast Cancer?

Slamon was the force behind the first in a new generation of targeted cancer therapies: Herceptin, for advanced breast cancer.

FORBES: Targeting Tumors