Screening for breast cancer should now start earlier, a major expert group says. People with breasts should now get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 — not 50, the United States ...
WASHINGTON -- Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a ...
Do you know at what age you’re supposed to start getting yearly mammograms? Despite this being a month packed with reminders to schedule your screening, the guidelines on when you should begin making ...
The 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guideline change led to decreased mammography rates in women aged 40-49 and 75 and older, with non-Hispanic Black women experiencing the largest ...
The following is a statement by Willarda V. Edwards, M.D., MBA, President, National Medical Association, regarding the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to conduct ...
One in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives. However, a shift in who is getting breast cancer has triggered a change in mammogram guidelines. Finally, 40 is the ...
Scientific consensus regarding the expectations and limitations of mammography varies, and conflicting screening guidelines from medical organizations cause confusion for both patients and providers.
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