New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 11/16/2009 - 16:22

NEW YORK (AP) -- Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday.

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