NARRATOR: Mammograms are an important early-detection tool that can help save lives—that's the message provided Thursday (February 21) by U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. Secretary Thompson...
THOMPSON: "The Federal Government's recommendation remains very clear: women in their 40's and older should be screened every one to two years with mammography."
NARRATOR: The Secretary's statement was made during a press conference announcing the updated U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation about screening for breast cancer. The recommendation says that regular mammograms can detect cancer early—and reduce the risk of death from the disease. In addition, women should talk with their clinicians about when to have a first mammogram—and how often to have them after that. For free information about breast-cancer screening, call 1-800-358-9295. That's 1-800-358-9295. This is Joe Balintfy reporting.
Current as of June 2002
Internet Citation:
Screening for Breast Cancer. Audio news release transcript. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/audio/mammog.htm