Monday, November 16, 2009

When to get screened for Breast Cancer

There has been a lot of debate recently about the health screening issue and misinterpretations of guidelines and recommendations put out by organizations like the American Cancer Society and the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF). Today, in the New York Times health section Gina Kolata sorts through these guidelines and highlights the brand new recommendations out today by the USPSTF in her article "In Reversal, U.S. Urges Mammograms at 50, not 40."

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