Expert challenges new mammogram guidelines; screening should start at age 40, not 50 as U.S. task force recommends, Harvard radiologist says.Goodwin, Jenifer
New guidelines on mammograms and varying advice on when to start screening and how often to have it have left some women feeling angry and confused. On Tuesday,the American Cancer Society announced a major shift, recommending that most women have an annual mammogram starting at age 45, rather ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), based in Rockdale, Maryland, has released a draft of new guidelines for breast cancer screenings, recommending that women begin getting mammograms every other year starting at the age of 40. The new guidelines apply to women who are deemed at...
Following updated breast cancer screening guidelines from the American College of Physicians and varying recommendations from other medical organizations, Dr. Julie Sprunt of Texas Breast Specialists–Austin shared guidance on when and how often women should get screened. Read ...
To address this knowledge deficit in some health care settings, radiologists, whose screening guidelines are more stringent than some other organizations, sometimes provide a recommendation for supplemental screening as part of their mammography report to the provider who ordered the mammogram. ...
In September 2024, new guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require that all women receive information about their breast density following a mammogram. Ad This change aims to empower women with more knowledge about their breast health, but the new information could also cau...
Text Multiple US organizations have issued guidelines about screening for breast cancer, second only to lung cancer as the deadliest malignancy in women. Although there is no consensus among these groups, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)new recommendation statement, recently published in...
Federal Drug Administration officials have released new standards to help women detect breast cancer earlier. Mammogram providers will now be required to inform women if they have dense breast tissue. Dr. Jessica Shepherd, chief medical officer for Veryw
the new rules, women with dense breasts will receive a written memo alerting them that their status "makes it harder to find breast cancer." Those patients will also be directed to speak with their doctor about their results and whether they should receive additional screening t...
have dense breast tissue. These new rules will require mammogram providers to notify women if they have dense breast tissue and recommend they consult with a doctor about whether they need additional screening. These amendments must be in practice within the next 18 months....