New Mammogram Advice: What to Know
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a panel of experts that issues guidelines about preventive care, has recommended all women start routine breast cancer screening at 40, instead of by 50, the previous recommendation.
The panel continues to advise spacing the screenings at two-year intervals, although some other medical organizations endorse annual mammograms.
Here’s more about what this means for you.
Who is affected by the new guidelines?
The advice applies to all “cisgender women and other people assigned female at birth” who are at average risk for breast cancer and do not have any troubling symptoms that might indicate breast cancer. This group includes women with dense breast tissue and a family history of breast cancer.
Source: The New York Times
