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[Media Coverage](/media-coverage)# Our Bodies, Ourselves: Why Is This 40-Year-Old Book Still Controversial?

Shine • October 26, 2011

> While health care for women has improved, we face new and different issues today. True to form, the newest edition raises controversial concerns of women today; such as the debate about mammogram screenings. While a U.S. panel recently recommended biannual screenings for women over 40, not all experts agree that’s appropriate (Canadian health experts recommend that women 50-69 have a mammogram every two years). The new issue also raises questions about technological advancements including fertility treatments, plastic surgery and increased cesarean section births.

  
**Read the full story:** [Our Bodies, Ourselves: Why Is This 40-Year-Old Book Still Controversial? ](https://ca.shine.yahoo.com/our-bodies--ourselves--why-is-this-40-year-old-book-still-controversial-.html "Our Bodies, Ourselves: Why Is This 40-Year-Old Book Still Controversial?")by Jennifer Goldberg[Read the full article ](https://ca.shine.yahoo.com/our-bodies--ourselves--why-is-this-40-year-old-book-still-controversial-.html)

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