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Dr. Spoden Talks About the Importance of Mammograms [AUDIO]
I talked with Dr. Darrin Spoden of Regional Diagnostic Radiology today about the importance of breast cancer screening and mammograms. Dr. Spoden said 40 is the age that doctors recommend that a women go in for a mammogram. He also said for those where breast cancer runs in the family checking earlier than that would be a good idea. Dr. Spoden said detecting breast cancer early is very important. Listen to the conversation below.
To find out more by going to rdradiology.com.
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