“Many U.S. women do not get recommended mammograms.”
That Reuters headling and the story definitely caught my attention. “Half of the U.S. women 40 and older do not get annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer, and nearly 40 percent of women 50 and older do not get the recommended biannual screenings, even though they have insurance," reporter Julie Steenhuysen wrote.
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