Federal Panel Further Relaxes Mammogram Standards

A federal panel that has relaxed cancer screening guidelines for breast, prostate and several other tumors has issued new guidelines ditching annual mammograms for many women.  What do you think? My take, as a reporter covering this issue for 30 years: More confusion. Federal government even postponed when these GUIDELINES take effect, to be sure insurance committees don’t reduce coverage.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/01/11/when-should-women-get-mammograms-congress-and-some-key-experts-disagree/?postshare=1641452559036265&tid=ss_fb

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