Statement on USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
The final Recommendations, while an improvement over previous guidance, do not go far enough to save more women’s lives.
Read moreStatement on USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
The final Recommendations, while an improvement over previous guidance, do not go far enough to save more women’s lives.
Read moreACR Statement on Annals of Internal Medicine Harris Opinion Editorial
The recent editorial relies on obsolete, hyperbolic information. Most experts do not support the delayed or less frequent breast cancer screening the article advocates. The American College of Radiology® (ACR®) urges women to start annual screening at age 40 and to have a breast cancer risk assessment by age 25. The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), American Cancer Society, ACR and Society of Breast Imaging agree that the most lives and years of life are saved by starting annual screening at age 40 .
Read moreNew ACR Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines for High-Risk Women
Guidelines call for all women — particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women — to have risk assessment by age 25 to determine if screening earlier than age 40 is needed.
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