Most women should start screening for breast cancer at age 40, and they should get screened every other year through age 74, according to new draft guidance.
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"Whenever you have more people in a given decade getting a condition, then the value of screening at a younger age goes up," said Dr. Carol Mangione, immediate past chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The new draft recommendation applies to cisgender women and all other people assigned female at birth who are at average risk of breast cancer. It does not apply to people who have a significantly higher-than-average risk of breast cancer, including breast cancer survivors and those who are predisposed because of their genetics, family history or personal medical history.
The American Cancer Society, for example, says mammogram screening is optional for those ages 40-44. They say women ages 45-54 should get mammograms every year and after that, women can choose to drop down to every other year if they wish.age to begin screening for mammography has been lowered to 40. We do think that's wonderful news," said Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer at the American Cancer Society.
The task force said more research is urgently needed about the benefits of additional screening for women with dense breasts.
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