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Women Should Start Getting Mammograms at Age 40, Not 50
Although dropping the age for screening to 40 years old is a good thing, the recommendations fall short in other ways, says Parisa Lotfi, MD, a Yale School of Medicine assistant professor of radiology and a radiologist and breast imager at Yale Cancer Center in New Haven, Connecticut. “Studies support annual screening to save the maximum number of lives. The task force fell short in that it is recommending mammography every two years,” says Dr. Lotfi.
Source: Everyday Health