Affairs of State: Mammogram recommendations

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November 19, 2009, 4:13 pm
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(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is trying to clear up some of the confusion set off by a government panel's new recommendations on mammograms this week. On Monday, that panel said most women do not need mammograms in their 40s, but should get them starting at age 50 -- a reversal from the long-standing advice of the American Cancer Society. Joining NECN for a discussion is Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, an assistant professor at the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UMass Boston.

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