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Annual Pap a thing of the past
The benefits of routine screenings for several conditions have faced increased scrutiny as of late. Last Wednesday, both the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the consortium of medical groups
Breast imaging experts recommend mammograms at age 40
Not to confuse anyone, experts are now saying that women who run an "average" risk of breast cancer should begin screening for the disease at age 40, while those who are deemed to be at "high risk"
Senate approves free preventive services for women
The Senate has voted to require health plans to provide free mammograms and other female-specific preventive services to women. In effect, the move repudiates the recent recommendations by the U.S.
Mammogram recommendation was 'misunderstood,' task force says
The the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's controversial recommendation that women under the age of 50 should not get mammograms was misunderstood message, leaders of the task force said in
