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OncoLink FAQ: Mammography screening guidelines

Last Revision Date: Tuesday, 30-Mar-1999 10:46:56 EST
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This is in response to a question regarding mammography screening guidelines.

Question:

Do you have a suggested citation for your webpage on mammography screening guidelines?

J.E.

Ken Blank, MD, and John Han-Chih Chang, MD, OncoLink Editorial Assistants, reply:

Dear J.E.:

Thank you for your question. There are a number of good sites regarding screening mammograms. Here are some of the recommended ones:

The American Cancer Society's Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Mammography

Here a few CNN articles on recent issues regarding mammogram guidelines:

http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9703/23/mammograms/index.html http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9702/25/nfm/mammograms/index.html http://cnn.com/HEALTH/9702/05/nfm/mammography/index.html

Please see the following OncoLink menu for further information on screening and prevention:

http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/disease/breast/cause/

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