An influential panel lowered the recommended screening age to 40, but
With the estimated 2.3 million new cases of breast cancer in 2022, roughly one in every 9 cancers for both sexes diagnosed globally was breast cancer: WHO.
Breast cancer cases for women over 50 have been on the rise and now the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force has new guidelines for breast cancer screening.
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Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age
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.
US Preventive Services Task force (USPSTF) finalized a guidance draft calling for the minimum age for regular breast cancer screening to be lowered from 50 to 40 amid rising cases.
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All provinces and territories should lower the starting age for breast cancer screening to 40, the Canadian Cancer Society said Thursday. Some provinces already pay for mammograms starting at age 40, but the current guideline set by a national task force advises beginning breast cancer screening at age 50. It's critical for women across the country to have "timely access to breast screening, no matter where they live," said Sandra Krueckl, the cancer society's executive vice-president of...
The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is urging all provinces and territories to begin breast cancer screening at age 40 for those at average risk of the disease.