The United States Preventative Services Task Force
(USPSTF) issued new guidelines for when and how often women should be screened
for breast cancer.
The USPSTF recommends biennial screening
mammography for women 50-74 years. Women
of average risk between the ages of 40 and 49 should make an individual choice
about whether to initiate screening every other year. The UUPSTF recommends against teaching self-breast
examination.
The USPSTF’s recommendations are similar to those
issued recently by the American Cancer Society.
ACR recommends initiation of annual screening at age 45 and transition
to biennial at age 55 as long as a woman has life expectancy of 10 years or
longer.
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