No change to Sweden's mammography guidelines

A review of Sweden's national breast screening guidelines has resulted in no change to government policy, the National Board of Health and Welfare has announced. The guidelines continue to recommend that all women aged between 40 and 74 should be offered regular screening for breast cancer.

A review of Sweden's national breast screening guidelines has resulted in no change to government policy, the National Board of Health and Welfare has announced. The guidelines continue to recommend that all women aged between 40 and 74 should be offered regular screening for breast cancer.

The board decided to review its guidelines in 1996 in response to a national debate on whether screening women aged...

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