WMUR News 9 At Five October 20, 2015
Mammograms at 45 instead of 40. If she starts screening at the age of 40, she increases dramatically the lifetime risk that hes going to have a false positive result, that shes going to need a breast biopsy that turns out with the doctor saying, well, you dont have cancer, sorry we put you through all of this. Reporter the new guidelines means three different medical groups recommend three different ages for starting mammograms. Some physicians say theyre concerned insurance plans may decide not to cover costs of early mammograms or that the guidelines may shift focus away from catching cancer...