All provinces and territories should lower the starting age for breast cancer screening to 40, the Canadian Cancer Society said Thursday.
Some provinces already pay for mammograms starting at age 40, but the current guideline set by a national task force advises beginning breast cancer screening at age 50.
"We have been hearing for a long time now that there's concern about that age 40 to 49 and their ability to access ." Earlier diagnosis often means less invasive treatment is required and outcomes are more successful, she said. Even if the task force recommends that screening begin at age 40, it's ultimately up to the provinces and territories to fund it, the cancer society said.
One in eight women in Canada is expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, the cancer society says.
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