FORT MYERS, Fla. - New federal guidelines about mammograms are creating worry and confusion for many women, including breast cancer survivors.

Dawn Love puts a lot of love into each specially-made bra she sells. She became close friends with Colleen Reed five years ago. That's when Reed gave up a breast to beat breast cancer.

"She was like an angel. She fitted me, made me look very good. My clothes look good," Reed says.

So it's no surprise that news of new mammogram guidelines are on the lips of every customer at A New Dawn, Dawn's mastectomy boutique.

"They're really, really upset. It's outrageous," Love says.

That's because a federal task force says women don't need mammograms until they're 50, not 40. The panel also changed its position on how often women should get them -- going from annually to every two years. That scares this survivor.

"If you're going from one year two years, that's a long span for a tumor that can grow rapidly," Reed says.

Reed credits early detection with saving her life.

"For them to say to my children or my grandchildren, you know, don't worry about it, don't do self exams or don't have mammograms every year goes against what I feel saved my life," Reed says.

"My business is busy. It's sad that my business is busy because of what it is," Love says. "I'm glad I'm here for my ladies, but we'll see more of it, and I don't want to see more of it. It's sad."

Part of the concern from doctors in the study is the level of stress women might go through unnecessarily, like if they find a lump that turns out to be benign. Dr. Mai Saif, diagnostic radiologist at Lee Memorial Hospitals, says she's never seen anyone die of anxiety, but she has seen someone die of cancer.