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New guidelines for mammograms could hurt black women. (190 hits)

New recommendations from the government on when women should begin getting mammograms and how often they should done could have a very negative effect on black women as they have a higher rate of death due to late detection. Read more on this and the American Cancer Society's guidelines om mammograms here:

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Posted By: George Cook
Wednesday, November 18th 2009 at 4:30PM
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