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Study: Yearly Mammograms After 40 Save 71% More Lives A new research on breast cancer screening contradicts the US Preventative Service Task Force recommendations, saying that starting at a younger age and screening more frequently results in more lives saved.This study was carried out by R. Edward Hendrick, PhD, clinical professor of radiology at the University of Colo... 28 January 2011 06:55 GMT Yearly Breast Cancer Scan After Age 40 Lowers Mastectomy Rates A new study that was presented today at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), concluded that women who have an annual mammogram between the ages of 40 and 50, significantly reduce the risk of mastectomy after breast cancer.Lead author Nicholas M. Perry, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.R., director of The Londo... 1 December 2010 06:52 GMT The More You Sit the Sooner You Die Researchers from American Cancer Society carried out a new study that linked long sitting periods of time with a higher risk of death. This conclusion was drawn regardless of subjects' physical activity. The study appearing in the American Journal of Epidemiology, concludes that besides being physically active,... 22 July 2010 10:58 GMT