It may be time to schedule your mammogram if you haven’t already. On Tuesday, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a recommendation that all women with an average risk of breast cancer get screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40 instead of 50.
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death for women in the United States. But the American College of Radiology reports that mammograms have reduced breast cancer mortality by 40% since 1990. Some groups, such as the American Cancer Society, American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging have been recommending for women to start mammograms in their forties.
