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Survey: 81-percent of doctors recommend mammograms in early 40s

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There's a lot of disagreement in the medical community about when and how often women should get a mammogram.

A new study looks at what doctors recommend for their own patients.

According to the survey, 81-percent of doctors recommended mammograms for women in their early 40s  and 88-percent said screening should begin by age 50.

Among those who recommended mammograms, most promoted yearly screenings. About two-thirds of doctors said women over 75 should get mammograms.

Gynecologists were most likely to recommend breast cancer screenings for women of all ages.