New Mammogram Guidelines Greeted with Skepticism
The United States Preventive Services Task Force released new mammogram guidelines this week and the buzz has not stopped. The panel recommends that women under the age of 50 should not begin regular breast cancer screening unless they are at-risk. They also say women between the ages of 50 and 74 should have a mammogram only once every two years.
In the past women were urged to begin breast cancer screening at the age of 40. Women 50 and older were encouraged to have an annual screening. However, various medical associations have been at odds over mammography guidelines for years, citing the high incidence of false positives.
Ideally, women should be free to decide how often they want to have a mammogram. The concern is that health insurance providers will use the new guidelines to decrease coverage. We know how that goes.
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In the past women were urged to begin breast cancer screening at the age of 40. Women 50 and older were encouraged to have an annual screening. However, various medical associations have been at odds over mammography guidelines for years, citing the high incidence of false positives.
Ideally, women should be free to decide how often they want to have a mammogram. The concern is that health insurance providers will use the new guidelines to decrease coverage. We know how that goes.
Source
Doctors don't endorse
Skeptics
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