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Calm in a Cancer Storm
November 19, 2009With the release of new recommendations for breast cancer screening by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a longstanding debate over the most appropriate age to begin mammography screening and the frequency of screening examinations has been reignited. Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has announced that there is enough uncertainty that we are not changing our policy for screening mammography at this time .
This column by the Washington Post’s Kathleen Parker provides a good synopsis of the debate and our position.
Read "Calm in a Cancer Storm"
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