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Mammogram Guidance Changes: Invest In Your Health

Guidance for when to start getting mammograms has changed, and it's a reminder to invest in your health.

Kiplinger · May 9, 2023

You should start getting mammograms at age 40, not 50, according to new guidelines

Change could result in 19% more lives being saved thanks to early detection.

Fortune · May 9, 2023

If you're 40, it's time to start mammograms, according to new guidelines

The influential U.S. Preventive Task Force issue a draft of its new breast cancer screening guidelines. They're now recommending women start younger, amid a rise in breast cancer rates.

WEKU · May 9, 2023

High inflation, housing costs force many Americans to delay needed care

At a health-screening event in Sarasota, Florida, people gathered in a parking lot and waited their turn for blood pressure or diabetes checks. The event was held in Sarasota’s Newtown neighborhood, a historically Black community. Local Tracy Green, 54, joined the line outside a pink-and-white bus that offered free mammograms.

Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2023

The FDA's rule change requiring providers to inform women about breast density could lead to a flurry of questions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a regulation in early March 2023 that updates mammography reporting requirements. The new regulation goes into effect on Sept. 10, 2024, and will require that all women receive information about breast density following a mammogram. It will also require they be told in…

The Conversation · Apr 7, 2023

Dragons' Den star Kelly Hoppen diagnosed with breast cancer after ignoring appointments for years

The Dragons' Den star has now received the all clear from cancer, and has come forward with her 'cautionary tale' so others don't ignore their invitations too.

Daily Record · Mar 27, 2023

Dragons' Den star Kelly Hoppen diagnosed with cancer after ignoring mammograms for 8 years

Kelly Hoppen has opened up about having been diagnosed with breast cancer last year and is urging others to attend mammogram appointments after having 'ignoring' invitations for years herself

Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2023

Former Dragons' Den star Kelly Hoppen reveals breast cancer diagnosis after eight years of avoiding checks

Kelly, 63, has said she could not believe her "own stupidity" after ignoring routine mammogram invitations

Manchester Evening News · Mar 27, 2023

Former Dragons' Den investor Kelly Hoppen slams 'own stupidity' after cancer diagnosis

She had been ignoring routine mammogram invitations for eight years

Wales Online · Mar 27, 2023

When I turned 50, I had a BreastScreen mammogram and learned more about cancer than I expected to

In the past fortnight, I've learned some interesting things about my breasts. And unaccustomed as I am to featuring this body part in my written work, I was so foolishly surprised by some of them that I thought it worth sharing, writes Annabel Crabb.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2023