A draft of an updated United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) breast cancer screening guideline recommends screening for all women at average risk starting at age 40.
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With Regular Screening, More Women Survive Breast Cancer
To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society highlights its guidelines encouraging average-risk women to begin regular screening mammograms at age 45, with the option to begin screening as early as age 40.
Cancer screening recommendations are not keeping pace with diverse health needs of the individuals we have been entrusted to care for each day
The recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for women to be screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40 should be viewed as a starting point for a much bigger discussion, according to Dr. Brenda…