A widely used guideline said I didn't need a mammogram. It was wrong - STAT

A widely used guideline said I didn't need a mammogram. It was wrong - STAT

Opinion: A widely used guideline said I didn’t need a mammogram. It was wrong

By LEDA DEDERICH

KLAUS-DIETMAR GABBERT/PICTURE-ALLIANCE/DPA/AP

Because of conflicting guidelines about when women should begin having mammograms — some say 40, others 45 or 50 — women like me fall through the cracks.

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