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News	11-17-2009 01:40 PM

New guidelines for breast exams released

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is suggesting that women under the age of 50 no longer need to be routinely screened for breast cancer, saying the risk of false positives, unnecessary radiation, and unneeded biopsies outweigh the benefits of blanket screening.

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gumoore

11-17-2009 09:08 PM

Re: New guidelines for breast exams released

This is just plain nuts. If these had been in place three years ago, I wouldn't be alive today.

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