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Docs Tell Younger Women: Avoid Mammograms

Younger women should think twice before x-raying breasts, docs say

By Julia , Newser User

Posted Apr 3, 2007 8:16 AM CDT

(Newser) – Forty-something women should consider skipping their annual mammograms, the American College of Physicians is suggesting after a new review of research. Docs point to danger from radiation and unnecessary biopsies, surgery and chemotherapy, thanks in part to a high rate of false positives. "... Read full story »

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Younger women should think twice before x-raying breasts, docs say

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