All of the following women should be referred for a screening mammogram except

1. Cara is 46 years old. She has no family history of breast cancer and has never had a mammogram.
2. Dorothy is 38 years old. She has a positive family history of breast cancer (mother at age 42) and has never had a mammogram.
3. Emma is 52 years old. She has no family history of breast cancer and had a mammogram 18 months ago.
4. Fran is 41 years old. She has no family history of breast cancer but she thought she felt a lump in her right breast.
5. Gillian is 33 years old. She has a positive history of breast cancer (maternal grandmother at age 66) and has never had a mammogram.


ANS: 5

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