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New Study: Mammogram Guidelines Should Be Revisted | Via LA Times: A new study challenges the belief that age alone should guide when women receive mammograms and finds that “some women need mammograms more frequently than others, and guidelines should reflect those individual risk profiles.” “The new paper, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, argues for a more complex approach to mammography based on personal risk factors such as age, breast density, family history of breast cancer and even a woman’s personal preference.” Remember what happened last time the government tried to issue guidelines that were in line with scientific research?