Research shows that older women may benefit from mammography screening.(NEWS NOW: AFP Edition: Policy and Health Issues in the News)(Brief article)

Publication: American Family Physician

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Although the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) does not address age in its mammography guidelines, two new studies have found that the screening test may benefit women older than 70 years. A study published in the May 20, 2008, Journal of Clinical Oncology (http://jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/full/26/15/2482) found that having regular...

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