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Breast cancer screening should begin at age 40, federal health panel says

Medical Director Radiologist, Dr. Gerald Iba, checks mammograms, an advanced imaging screening that promotes early detection of breast cancer. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
Medical Director Radiologist, Dr. Gerald Iba, checks mammograms, an advanced imaging screening that promotes early detection of breast cancer. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Angus Chen, a cancer reporter at STAT, about new guidelines that say breast cancer screening should start a decade earlier than previously recommended.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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