CAN WOMEN IN OTHER AGE GROUPS STILL GET SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS?
Mammography screening is provided for women in the 40-49 age group and women 70 years and older, however, these women are not routinely recruited to participate in regular mammography screening. Women who are 40-49 years old should speak to their health care provider about whether screening mammograms would be beneficial for them. If so, those women require a referral for their initial screening mammogram, after which they will be eligible for annual screening without a referral. Women 70 years and older are eligible for screening mammography but are advised to discuss the benefits of regular screening with their health care provider.
