Consumer Health: Breast cancer screening

National Mammography Day will be observed Saturday, Oct. 21, which makes this a good time to learn about the importance of breast cancer screening with mammograms. Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 3 of all new cancers diagnosed in women in the U.S. each year, according to the American Cancer Society. It's estimated that nearly 44,000 women in the U.S. will die from breast cancer this year. Mammograms play a key role in early breast cancer detection.…
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