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Do I Still Need My Annual Mammogram?
NBCAM Board of Sponsors Members Respond to USPSTF Recommendations

The United States Preventive Services Task ForceÕs recent recommendations on mammograms have created some confusion. Click below to see how NBCAMÕs Board of Sponsors members have responded to set the record straight.

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American College of Radiologists (ACR)
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National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Oncology Nursing Society
Susan G. Komen for the Cure

BREAST CANCER IN THE NEWS    more >>
Tuesday December 29, 2009 “Old Ideas Spur New Approaches in Cancer Fight” – The New York Times The new focus on a cancer’s surroundings, researchers say, is a major shift in thinking about why cancer occurs and how to stop it. [more]
Wednesday December 23, 2009 “Teresa Heinz Discloses Breast Cancer” – The Wall Street Journal Teresa Heinz, the wife of 2004 Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, disclosed that she is battling breast cancer in an editorial in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. [more]
Tuesday December 22, 2009 “Many High-Risk Women Refuse Breast MRI” – HealthDay News For women at high risk of breast cancer, an MRI can help detect malignancies early and is often suggested in addition to annual mammograms. Yet, 42 percent of such women in a new study said no to the test. [more]



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