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WELLNESS: Early detection is the best protection
Recommendations from the American Cancer Society for breast cancer screenings have changed per these guidelines: Women ages 40 to 44 should have the choice to start annual breast cancer screening with mammograms if they wish to do so. Women ages 45 to 54 should get mammograms every year. Women age 55 and older should switch […]
Breast cancer screenings offer convenient hours
October is Breast cancer awareness month. One in eight women develops breast cancer! Most women who get the disease have no family history. Breast cancer risk increases with age so that’s why annual screening is recommended by the American Cancer Society for those 40 and older, or earlier for those who may have other risk […]