Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 1:38am
Christiana doc calls for yearly mammograms
| By Frank Gerace
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Updated Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 10:11am
The Medical Director of Christiana Care's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center adds his voice to those of his colleagues who say women should still get yearly mammographies.
Doctor Nicholas Petrelli tells WDEL the procedure's a proven life-saver. Audio Here
Petrelli says there are sometimes false positive readings, but a just-released
government report that says women should only have mammographies every 2 years beginning
when they're 50, rather than 40, puts women at risk unneccessarily.
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