A rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.
The new guidelines were prompted by increased rates of breast cancer in women in their 40s. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.The new guidelines were prompted by increased rates of breast cancer in women in their 40s. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.Breast cancer is very treatable when caught early, and mammograms, which are X-ray images of breasts, are a reliable screening test to detect it. Now,released Tuesday from the U.S.
The recommendation is based on a review of new evidence by an independent panel of experts at the task force. Until now, women in their 40s have been encouraged to have a conversation with their health care provider about when to start mammograms based on their personal risks. "New and more inclusive science about breast cancer in women younger than the age of 50 has allowed us to expand our prior recommendation," Mangione says. Mangione points to theamong people in their forties."There are a lot more women getting breast cancer, and that influences our recommendation," she says.The task force recommendations are considered the gold standard because they're based on a thorough review of evidence by an independent group of experts.
When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, there are many interactions with the health care system, from screening to biopsy to treatment."Because of structural racism and health equity problems, there's probably a step off at every single part of that pathway for Black women," Mangione says."The cumulative effect is they end up with higher mortality."high riskfor women at high risk.
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