Women should get a mammogram every two years starting at age 50 — and while routine screening brings little benefit in the 40s, beginning it that early should be a personal choice, a government task ...

Screening for breast cancer should now start earlier, a major expert group says. People with breasts should now get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 — not 50, the United States ...

A new study published in JAMA suggests that risk-based breast cancer screening could be a more effective approach than annual ...

Do you know at what age you’re supposed to start getting yearly mammograms? Despite this being a month packed with reminders to schedule your screening, the guidelines on when you should begin making ...

Tailoring breast cancer screening to a woman’s individual cancer risk might work better than annual mammograms, a new study ...

The new breast cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force might be confusing if you are between ages 40 and 49. While the task force recommended screenings start at 40 ...

WASHINGTON -- Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mammograms should begin at 40 for women with an average risk of breast cancer and by 30 for high-risk women, according to guidelines released on Monday by two groups that ...

A study published in The BMJ linked skipping first and subsequent mammograms to a higher chance of dying from breast cancer. Experts explain the findings.

Scientific consensus regarding the expectations and limitations of mammography varies, and conflicting screening guidelines from medical organizations cause confusion for both patients and providers.

Good Morning America host Amy Robach revealed on her show that a recent on-air mammogram had found she has breast cancer, but the diagnosis wouldn’t have been made if she followed certain federal ...

Doctors tell patients to ignore the guidelines as cancer call centers light up. Nov. 18, 2009— -- New guidelines saying women between the ages of 40 and 50 should not receive mammograms to screen ...