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Nation May 01

Mammograms should start at 40, task force recommends

By Ali Rogin, Ian Couzens

Health May 09

African-American woman getting a mammogram
Start mammograms at 40, not 50, U.S. health panel recommends

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has long said women can choose to start breast cancer screening as young as 40 but until now has made a stronger recommendation for the X-ray exams every two years between ages 50 and…

By Associated Press

Health Mar 10

A radiologist examines breast X-rays after a cancer prevention medical check-up at the Ambroise Pare hospital in Marseille, southern France, on April 3, 2008. Photo by Jean-Paul Pelissier/REUTERS
Cancer can go undetected in dense breasts. A new FDA rule will require providers to inform patients of that risk

The FDA on Thursday announced new regulations requiring mammogram providers to inform patients about the density of their breasts, a factor that increases the risk of breast cancer and can require additional screenings in order to properly detect the disease.

By Candice Norwood, The 19th

Health Mar 27

U.S. to require breast density information after mammograms

The Food and Drug Administration's proposed rules would standardize the information given to millions of women following scans to detect breast cancer.

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Health Oct 23

New breast cancer screening guidelines unlikely to affect insurance coverage

The American Cancer Society’s new breast cancer screening guidelines recommend that women start screening later and get fewer mammograms, but the change is unlikely to affect insurance coverage anytime soon.

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News

Oct 20

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How to make sense of the new mammogram guidelines

By PBS News Hour

The American Cancer Society has revised its mammogram guidelines, recommending that women with an average risk of cancer start screenings at age 45, not 40. Judy Woodruff examines the guidelines and the debate with Dr. Richard Wender of the American…

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Oct 20

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Tuesday on the NewsHour, Canada’s Liberal Party makes a comeback. Also: How Slovenia and Greece are coping with the migrant crisis, a new study on treatment for schizophrenia, changing the guidelines for mammograms, how the oil boom brought football back…

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Oct 13

Do women need an annual pelvic exam?

By Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News

It’s the latest battle over screening: Should healthy women skip annual pelvic exams?…

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Dec 03

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Other News: Bernanke Defends Tenure as Fed Chief

In other news, Ben Bernanke defended his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman before Congress on Thursday, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested using money left over from the Wall Street bailout to create more jobs.

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Nov 17

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Co-author: Mammogram Study’s Advice ‘Misinterpreted’

The vice chair of a government health panel that released controversial new recommendations for mammograms says the study's findings have been "misinterpreted" and apologized for a "lack of clarity."…

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