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Study: Just Half of Women Over 40 Get Annual Mammograms

SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 9) -- Remember the uproar last year when a government task force said most women don't need annual mammograms? It turns out that only half of women over 40 had been getting them that often to start with, even when they have insurance that covers screening. The information comes from a review of insurance...

Critics Blast Advice About Mammograms

(Nov. 18) -- Reactions to new government guidelines for breast cancer screenings have been visceral and immediate, and have sparked instant disagreement among doctors. Those objecting to the shift scoff at the composition of the government-appointed panel and the fact that it only re-examined old data and never touched...