Guidelines for when women should start getting mammograms have been changing. A new study makes the case for explaining to women the risks and benefits of screening for breast cancer.
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Mobile mammography truck will not visit Southeast this year
Health care professionals are urging people to get checked elsewhere if they can.
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OK, When Am I Supposed To Get A Mammogram?
The four major advice-givers can’t agree on when to start or how long to continue. That leaves women understandably confused. And that doesn’t make it easy to decide.
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Breast Cancer Gene Test Helps Predict Who Can Skip Chemo
A large study confirms that a test doctors have been using for a decade works well for low-risk patients. More work is needed to draw conclusions about chemotherapy for women with riskier tumors.
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Breast cancer expert wants to counter the pink ribbon culture
She said the pink ribbon culture tends to celebrate survivors and perpetuate the idea that women can beat breast cancer. It implies that those who died did something wrong.
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Change To Mammogram Guidelines Could Lead To Coverage Shift
Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers must pay the full cost of preventive services blessed by an independent task force. An update for mammography could affect the cost for women in their 40s.
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