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Local doctors: Ignore new Fed report for breast cancer screen
11/21/2009
http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/4663929/article-Local-doctors--Ignore-new-Fed-report-for-br
For several years, the American Cancer Society has advised women to have a mammogram performed every year, beginning at age 40. But the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force issued a report Monday suggesting women wait until they reach age 50 to begin breast cancer screenings, and to then have them performed every other year. The federal task force also recommends that doctors discontinue advising women in the 40s age group to perform self-exams.
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