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Originally Posted by tainsley
I have my mammogram every year. My doctor recommends it especially if there is a family history of breast cancer.
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And the recommendation from the task force is very clear that it is meant to be considered for healthy women with no increased risk
"The models also do
not capture differences in outcomes among certain risk
subgroups, such as women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic
susceptibility mutations, women who are healthier or
sicker than average, or black women who seem to have
more disease at younger ages than white women"