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November 29, 2009 | Ohio politics
 

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

81 percent disagree with new mammogram recommendation

A new survey finds that 81 percent of American adults disagree with a federal medical panel’s recommendation that women can now wait until age 50 to get a routine mammogram instead of age 40..

The Rasmussen Reports survey, released Saturday, Nov. 28, comes as the recommendation continues to stir up strong debate across the country.

The survey found that nearly three-out-of-four Americans - 72 percent - know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Twenty-two percent (22%) don’t know anyone who has had the disease, the survey found.

Here’s a chance to get in the debate:

The survey was taken on Tuesday, Nov. 24, with 1,000 adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.

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