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Most women should start regular breast cancer screening at age 50, according to new guidelines released Monday by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. Only seven years ago the Task Force set the ideal start age for regular mammograms at 40.
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Computer-aided mammograms do not increase the chance of finding a tumor but instead increase the risk that a woman will get an unnecessary biopsy.
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Breaking News: Squeezing hooters in a vice may someday soon be a practice regarded as barbaric as I'm sure it feels. Scientists are cautious but pleased at good new test results.
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 A review of thousands of mammograms by Quebec's College of Physicians found 109 breast cancer cases previously not detected.
 Mammograms for women in their 40s could help some at high risk of breast cancer, a new analysis suggests.
Beth Scott, a New Jersey data specialist, fought three denials by her health insurer for breast cancer screening that her doctor recommended. She got reimbursement and an apology from Aetna.
Here's one more study to add to the breast cancer screening debate: New research has found that annual mammogram screenings, combined with ultrasounds, significantly increased the detection of cancer in women who were at elevated risk, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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