Women ages 40 and older should get screened for breast cancer every other year, according to the new recommendations. But doctors think it should be annual.
The task force estimated that the new recommendations could prevent at least one additional breast cancer death for every 1,000 women.
"Annual screening is going to catch the most amount of cancers when they’re at their smallest sizes and when treatment can be most effective," she said."We will miss cancers if we screen every other year."and the American College of Radiology, which recommends yearly screenings starting at 40.within the past two years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Right now, insurance companies cover annual mammograms for women who want them, but some radiologists worry that could change.Screening every other year won't do much to decrease disparities in breast cancer outcomes, according to Dr. Phoebe Freer, chief of breast imaging at the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute.
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