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Case

  • A 40-year-old woman presents to your clinic for a periodic health examination. She is healthy and has no risk factors for any particular diseases. She does not smoke, is sexually active and is not pregnant.

    You note that the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for the following diseases: cervical cancer, hypertension, alcohol misuse and obesity. Mammography is not recommended.

    She has read about the mammography controversy and wants to know more about the benefits and harms.

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Current as of December 2012
Internet Citation: Slide 5.htm. December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/kt/webinars/tfmethods/tfmethodsld5.html