Many women are still reeling after this weeks announcement of new mammogram guidelines. A government task force says women under 50 do not need routine a mammogram unless they are at risk for breast cancer.

45-year-old LaNae Ramos from Park View, Iowa is a daughter, a mother of three, a friend to many, and in June, found out she had breast cancer.

"It was a routine mammogram and I feel it saved my life," said Ramos.

Sunday, there was an outpouring of support from family and friends at a fundraiser to help offset the toll cancer has taken on the family. Ramos has two types of very aggressive cancer and in July underwent a radical mastectomy.

"They started treatment shortly thereafter, very aggressive chemo treatment, and it has knocked the socks off me," said Ramos.

With no history of breast cancer in her family, Ramos was not in a high-risk category, but she says it is better the cancer was caught before it got more aggressive. However, now she is disappointed to hear new guidelines recommend women wait until 50 to get checked.

"That's putting all those women at risk and it's not fair to them," added Ramos.

Friends and family agree saying the recommendation should stay the same, if not, be earlier. Nearly a quarter women with breast cancer are diagnosed under the age of 50.

"I have seen too many women in their 40's even in their late 30's who have had breast cancer," said friend, Ronda Arnold.

LaNae's husband says if she had lived by the recommendations now Ramos may not have caught her cancer in time.

"At the age of 50 she would not have been here. I know that, and to tell women to wait until they're 50, it just doesn't make sense," said George Ramos.

His wife says a routine mammogram is nothing compared to the chemo and everything she is going through. But she and her loved ones are determined to fight it.

"I have to beat it. I have kids to take care of and it have to beat it. There's no choice," added Ramos.

Ramos is half-way through eight rounds of chemotherapy and doctors say her treatment is looking good. In a few months she will return for more tests to see if the she is cancer free.

The new mammography guidelines came out on Monday. They say women 40 to 49 don not need routine mammograms unless they are at risk for breast cancer. Women 50 to 74 should be screened, but every two years. The government task force found the benefit of mammography increases with age, so women 60 to 69 are likely to see the most benefit. Several medical groups disagree, saying women should still get a mammogram starting at age 40.