What to know about the latest mammogram guidelines
at George Washington University’s Cancer Center, “there are few things in medicine that are as confusing as the guidelines for breast-cancer screening.”
The challenge: No clear consensus exists. Several organizations offer their own guidelines, including the American Cancer Society, the American College of Radiology, and the United States Preventive Services Task Force, whose recommendations influence Medicare coverage. But those guidelines aren’t always in sync.
And though improved technology is a boon to early detection—screening options now extend beyond mammography—it can add more confusion for women wondering which tests to get when.in Fairfax. Here’s their advice.If you’re over 40 and average risk : Starting at age 40, women with average risk for breast cancer should get annual mammograms, both doctors we spoke to agreed—despite some recommendations that biannual exams are sufficient. “Women diagnosed in their forties [as opposed to later] tend to have more aggressive, faster-growing tumors,” Kaltman says, “so a shorter-interval screen is more appropriate.” Also worth noting: Most women diagnosed with breast cancer—likely more than 70 percent—have no risk factors, says Brem.
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