Panel shifts breast-exam policy

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has further reduced its recommendations on mammograms, which were already less rigorous than those of other groups such as the American Cancer Society.

SOURCE: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, American Cancer Society | Tobey/The Washington Post - November 17, 2009

This Story Breast exam guidelines now call for less testing Article \| Women in their 40s should stop routinely having annual mammograms and older women should cut back to one scheduled exam every other year, an influential federal task force has concluded, challenging the use of one of the most common medical tests. New mammogram advice Panel shifts breast-exam policy		Network News X Profile View More Activity TOOLBOX E-Mail This Reprints
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