What is BCAs policy on mammography?
Screening mammograms are low-dose x-rays given to women without any symptoms of breast cancer to help determine if they have the disease. In recent years, mammography screening—mammograms given to healthy women with no symptoms of any breast problem—has been the subject of considerable debate within the medical community, particularly with respect to its use among premenopausal women, and, increasingly, with respect to its effectiveness as a screening tool for women of any age. BCA believes that the widespread use of mammography and the controversy over its uses dictate that women of all ages be fully informed about the risks and benefits of mammograms. The British Medical Journal recognizes BCA‘s website as one of the few balanced sources of information on mammography that reflects recent scientific findings and that is not influenced by funding sources. BCA believes that once women are fully informed about mammograms, each woman should make her own decision about whether or not to ma
