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Mammography at age 40? A risk-based strategy
Sarina Schrager1, Kelsey Kienert
1University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine, Madison, WI, USA.
The Journal of Family Practice
|November 30, 2013
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Breast cancer screening starting at age 40 continues to be controversial. Breast density--established with a baseline mammogram--is a key factor in the authors' algorithmic approach.
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