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Getting those mammograms. the organization now says that women should have them later and less often. wnyw reporter sharon youley explains. the american cancer society has guidelines for breast cancer screens. healthy women with an average risk of developing breast cancer are advised to get the first mammogram at age 45 and continue every year until age 55 when they should get screened every two years. earlier, it had been recommended women start getting mammograms at age 40. the chair of the american cancer society guidelines panel. the risk of breast cancer slowly increases from the mid-30s into the early ho 40s and includes ages 45-49. reporter: some doctors think the guidelines are a mistake. the most aggressive breast cancers come in women who are in their 40s, and those are the ....

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