Tater, I too am sorry for the loss of your friend.
When I asked my doctor about a mammogram, he said it's not necessary to start doing them until I'm 50 because there is no history of breast cancer in my family. Well, a friend of mine just had her first mammogram at 48 (no history in her family as well) and they found a 3cm malignant growth! She did not feel this during her self exam. I think women should be doing breast self-exams at least monthly and mammograms long before the age of 50!
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