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Screening mammography recommendations by breast cancer centers

2021-03-15
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did:
Researchers examined the screening mammography recommendations regarding starting age and interval for nearly 500 breast cancer centers in the United States.

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Jennifer L. Marti, M.D., of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.0157)

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