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Women should get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40, according to new guidance issued Tuesday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. It's a considerable drop in age from the prior recommendations, which said women should start getting biennial screenings no later than age 50 and suggested that women in their 40s could talk to their doctor about getting screened.
It does not recommend that women stop screenings at a certain age, as long as they are expected to live at least 10 more years. “We are disappointed that the updated USPSTF screening recommendations do not include women over the age of 74,” the ACS said in a statement. “Millions of women over age 75 are in very good health and are expected to live many more years during which their risk of breast cancer remains high.
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