Could Changes May Be Made To Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines?
Washington (SmartAboutHealth) – Just recently,k the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced new guidelines in regards to breast cancer screenings. Now it appears that changes may be made to these new guidelines. The new guidelines released painted a different picture from the past in regards to when women should start to receive breast cancer screenings, and how frequently they should be receiving them. These new guidelines for women tell them to not begin to get screened for breast cancer until the age of 50. On top of that, it is also recommended that they only get screened once every 2-years. Women over the age of 75 should no longer be screened at all according to the guidelines. This is very different from past recommendations, which stated they should start getting screened at age 40, with annual screenings to follow. Many groups, such as the American Academy of Family Physicians, still have guidelines in place for screening one to every two years for women once they hit th
