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Mammograms at 50? YOUR questions for the doctor.

Wednesday afternoon I went online for a web cam interview with Surgical Oncologist Dr. Brian McKinley from Greenville Hospital System to discuss the new suggestion that women wait until age 50 to start routine mammograms.  The current age suggested is 40. 

The doctor addressed many of YOUR questions and comments.

Some of you asked me for resources to FREE MAMMOGRAMS.  Here’s the upstate list of locations that can help you.

Here’s an article from an oncology publication on the study.

Here’s an article in NY Times on what docs plan to do.

Mammography info

Here’s a CBS Story on the suggested age 50 guildline.