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Friday, August 03, 2012  The Sox game in Amarillo will be free, thanks to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 

Friday, October 21, 2011  While the age of when women are required to get a mammogram maybe still unclear, one fact stands true, they save lives.

Monday, October 10, 2011  Thanks to a grant given to the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health last year, women in the Texas Panhandle can receive free mammograms.

Friday, September 30, 2011  A free mammogram lead to a double mastectomy, which has saved an Amarillo woman's life.

Thursday, December 09, 2010  Updated with a poll. Ladies: If you're in the over 40 age group, do you get a regular mammogram?

Sunday, November 22, 2009  The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.

Sunday, November 22, 2009  A Democratic lawmaker who has been treated for breast cancer says worries that the proposed health care overhaul would limit cancer screenings are overblown.

Friday, November 20, 2009  Guidelines say less frequent Paps OK to detect cervical cancer - every 2 years for under-30

Friday, November 20, 2009  Congressman Mac Thornberry sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius concerning the recent recommendations on mammography screenings made by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009  Federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009  Women have been told for nearly two decades to get yearly mammograms screenings after age 40, but today, a new suggestion was made.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009  Now what do I do? Suddenly women in their 40s must ponder whose mammography advice to follow