If a woman had a mass in her breast, and we hadn't recommended mammograms, we wouldn't stand a chance in court.

March 31 The American Cancer Society has announced that it's recommending annual mammograms for women in their 40's.

The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms starting at age 40.

(3/24) The American Cancer Society recommended annual mammograms for women in their 40s.

The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms beginning at age 40 for women at average risk.

The cancer institute's conclusion last week was also a reversal of the decision it reached in 1993 not to recommend regular mammograms for women in their 40's.

Dr. Brown said "it's very much defensive medicine" to recommend mammograms.

He said that while the cancer society is deciding what to do, it will continue to recommend mammograms for women in their 40's.

Instead, in what became a string of flip-flops, the agency in 1977 merely stopped recommending mammograms for women in their 40's.

She asked about their practices in recommending mammograms, by age group.