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NORMAL - Despite ongoing discussion nationwide as to whether women at average risk of breast cancer should begin yearly mammograms at age 40, Bloomington-Normal breast health experts have not wavered in their endorsement of screening mammograms for women in their 40s.
"There is no question that studies have shown that beginning mammography at age 40 saves lives," said Dr. Kathy Widerborg, a general surgeon with a special interest in breast health.See the full content of this document
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Area Experts Stand Behind Mammograms
In her surgery practice and weekly breast tumor meetings with other doctors at Normal's Community Cancer Center, Widerborg knows of Central Illinois patients under age 50 with breast cancer detected throug...
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