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February 21, 2002:
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced an updated recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that calls for screening mammography, with or without clinical breast examination, every one to two years for women ages 40 and over. This recommendation affirms HHS' existing position on the value of mammography. Information on mammography is also available from the National Cancer Institute. Standing with Secretary Thompson is Janet Allan, Ph.D., R.N., vice chair of the USPSTF (l) and Peter Greenwald, M.D., Dr. P.H., Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the National Cancer lnstitute, NIH.
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