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...
The USPSTF members found that biennial breast cancer screening in women ages 40 to 74 had a benefit of reducing the risk of dying from breast cancer. But the evidence was insufficient to determine the balance of benefits and harms for screening in women 75 or older. The task force also foun...
Research Needs and Gaps in Screening for Breast Cancer View LargeDownload Podcast (14:15) USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Breast Cancer 1x 0:00 / 0:00 Subscribe to Podcast Supplement. eFigure. US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Grades and Levels of Evidence 1. Surveillance ...
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...
The US Preventive Services Task Force is working on a draft recommendation which would lower the age of breast cancer screenings from 50 years to 40 years for women at average risk. USPSTF Suggests Lowering Breast Cancer Screening Age in Draft Recommendation All women should undergo brea...
Screening for breast cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. JAMA. 2024;331:1918-1930. 38687503 Clinical Impact Ratings: GIM/FP/GP: 6 out of 7 Public Health: 6 out of 7Visvanathan, KalaAnnals of Internal Medicine...
In 2009, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)[1,2] revised its 2002[3] recommendations for breast cancer screening as follows: Regular biennial mammography should be performed from ages 50 to 74 years; Routine mammography screening at ages 40-49 is not recommended, and the decision ...
preventing deaths frombreast cancer, and that the value of mammography increases with age," said Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, vice cochair of the USPSTF. Women 50 to 74 years "are the ones most likely to benefit from it, and we are recommending biennial screening in this age group....
Early detection remains the primary way to prevent the development of life-threatening breast cancer. Breast cancers that are detected when smaller or nonpalpable are more treatable and thus are associated with a more favorable prognosis. Imaging studies used in breast cancer screening include the fol...
Breast cancer screening is highly controversial and different agencies have widely varying guidelines. Yet it is currently used extensively in the USA and