Breast cancerElderlyMammographyScreeningSome women 75 and older who are in good health and have excellent functional status may benefit from mammography screening, while others who are in poor health and have short life expectancies probably do not. The most significant risk o...
All women should get screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40. There is not enough evidence to decide whether to continue or stop screening in women 75 years or older and what more should be done to screen for breast cancer in women with dense breasts. To learn more...
“Their [the researchers’] conclusion that these data provide no support for a particular age to stop screening is consistent with the American Cancer Society breast cancer screening guideline, which states that the decision to continue screening should be based on individual patient values, [co-e...
All individuals with an average risk of breast cancer should begin screening mammography at 40 years of age, the American College of Obstetricians and
"You will feel some pressure. The steps are repeated to make a side view of the breast. The other breast will be X-rayed in the same way," the CDC says. The agency notes that a mammogram is "the best way to find breast cancer" for most women of screening age. ...
Integrating artificial intelligence into routine mammography screening for breast cancer can increase the number of breast cancers detected without increasing the number of women recalled for further evaluation of suspicious findings. News & Views09 May 2025Nature Medicine ...
Avoid or at least limit your use of alcohol. If you do drink, you may decrease your breast cancer risk by taking a folate supplement. Get regular mammograms. Most experts recommend that women at average risk for breast cancer should start screening at age 40, either yearly or every two yea...
Breast and cervical cancers are important causes of disability and premature death in Africa. The authors use an education policy in Lesotho as a natural experiment to show that girls’ schooling increases awareness of breast cancer, awareness of Pap smear, and screening with Pap smear. ...
A reasonable approach to breast cancer screening is to recommend mammography and clinical breast examination to all women older than 50 years of age. Screening for women aged 40 to 50 years must be individualized based on each patient's risk factors and the potential for a false‐positive resul...
USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Breast Cancer 14 min 15 sec What's New? The USPSTF now recommends screening mammography for women aged 40 to 49 years every 2 years, rather than individualizing the decision in this age group. Other parts of the new recommendation are similar to the 2016...