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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 94(6):411-413; doi:10.1093/jnci/94.6.411
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 6, 411-413, March 20, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

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Mammography Guidelines in the National Spotlight . . . Again

Katherine Arnold

In what the government has said is its final word on mammography, a new review of evidence from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women older than age 40 have a mammogram every 1 to 2 years.

The announcement came on the heels of intense media coverage of breast cancer screening. Inspired in part by the somewhat controversial conclusions of last October’s Cochrane review of mammography, the renewed spotlight put many advocacy groups and cancer organizations on the defensive. The National Cancer Institute sent out a statement at the end of January reinforcing its breast cancer screening recommendations, and groups such as the Komen . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Conflicting Reports?

‘Polarization of Views’


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