New recommendations have been released which say women aged 40 and over should be screened for breast cancer every other year, according to draft recommendations from the US Preventative Services Task Force issued today.
The guidelines, issued Tuesday, May 9, mean that the regular screenings would begin 10 years earlier for women, with previous guidance saying regular screenings should begin at 50.
Earlier guidance, from 2016, suggested screenings should take place every other year for women from the age of 50, but that women in their 40s could speak to a doctor about being screened if they were concerned about family history of breast cancer, for example.
