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09-18-2013, 05:00 AM
When public health budgets are constrained, mammography screening should begin later and occur less frequently, a cost-effectiveness analysis for California's Every Woman Counts (EWC) program concludes.

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'lizbeth
09-18-2013, 10:37 AM
Well, wasn't there a study that showed the majority of deaths were from women who were unscreened and under 50?

And in a state with a high population like California this does not prevent cancer deaths. It saves money, not life.