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Doctors remind women mammograms can save lives

It is a frightening statistic: Fifty percent of American women who should get annual mammograms do not.

Tags: breast cancer, Paula Wolfson

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New ultrasound technology helps identify breast cancer

An FDA advisory panel has endorsed the use of a new screening tool for breast cancer. It is a 3-D automated breast ultrasound system which -- when combined with conventional mammograms -- has been proven to boost cancer detection rates for women with dense breasts.

Tags: ultrasound, Paula Wolfson, breast cancer, Dr. Jocelyn Rapelyea, George Washington University, Automated Breast Ultrasound System -

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