In the later part of October 2009, a separate panel of the primary care, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force pros, was preparing to release their updated guidelines for the use of screening mammograms, which were given to girls in an effort to discover evidence of breast cancer at a treatable stage.
The new guidelines, based on rigorous scientific research and evaluations, now recommended regular screening starting at age 50 rather than at age 40. The challenge the USPSTF faced was in the press and that this shift in the recommended starting age was likely to start significant disagreement among medical professionals.
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