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Testing risk-based breast cancer screening

In In The News by Barbara Jacoby

By: Yolanda L. Jones, MS, MBA From: nih.gov Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women in the United States and is the second leading cause of cancer death. Recommendations for breast cancer screening have generally been based on age rather than an individual’s risk for the disease. Risk can vary significantly depending on a person’s …