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Cancer Screenings Important for Women in their 40s

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A new study highlights the importance of breast cancer screening for average risk women in their forties.

Researchers in Rochester New York found that more than half the women who were diagnosed with breast cancer in that age group had no family history of the disease.

Doctors say the data confirms the benefits of yearly screening.