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• Recommendation:j Thej USPSTFj recommendsj againstj teachingj breastj self-
examination(BSE).
• Age:j40jYearsjandjOlder
• Recommendation:jThejUSPSTFjconcludesjthatjthejcurrentjevidencejis
insufficientjto assessjthej additionalj benefitsj andj harmsjofjclinicalj breast
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raphyjbeforejthejagejofj50jyearsjshouldjbejanjindividualjonejandjtakejpatientj
contextjintoaccount,jincludingjthejpatient'sjvaluesjregardingjspecificjbenefi
tsjandjharms.
• Age:jWomen,jAgej50-74jYears
• Recommendation:jThejUSPSTFjrecommendsjbiennialjscreeningjm
ammographyj forwomenj50-74jyears.
• Age:jWomen,j 75jYearsj andj Older
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entjtoassessjthejbenefitsjandjharmsjofjscreeningjmammographyjinjwomenj75jy
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