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Breast Cancer Awareness Do you know what to look for for healthy breasts?   Do you have any idea how very important mammograms are?    ACCURACY OF MAMMOGRAMS Mammography is good at finding breast cancer, especially in women ages 50 and older. Overall, the sensitivity of mammography is about 84 percent. This means mammography correctly identifies about 84 percent of women who truly have breast cancer. Sensitivity is higher in women over 50 than in younger women. It is also higher in women with fatty breasts compared to women with dense breasts.   http://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/AccuracyofMammograms.html Do you have any family history of cancer? Some Friends who have survived.....      My  BFF Patty                             My Pal Kris (daughter Jenna)                     ...