Reduce Your Risk of Breast CancerIf you're a woman 40 years old or over, the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends you should get a mammogram every year to check for abnormalities or lumps that may indicate early stages of breast cancer. Mammograms can see cancerous lesions earlier than you can feel them with a self-exam. Other ways to reduce your risk of breast cancer, include:
"Less than two months after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) set off a national controversy with its revised recommendations for mammography screening, the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) have issued recommendations calling for breast cancer screening to begin at age 40 and even earlier for high-risk patients." |
Latest NewsUSPSTF recommends bone density screening for at-risk womenJanuary 18th, 2011 Women past the age of menopause who are at risk of osteoporosis should receive regular bone density screening, according to guidelines issued this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The new guidelines should make screening available to younger women compared to the task force's previous policy...Read More Women at high risk for breast cancer not getting MRI screeningJanuary 13th, 2011 January 13, 2011 -- Despite American Cancer Society guidelines recommending that women at high risk for breast cancer undergo MRI screening in addition to regular mammography, only 14% of these women are getting the scans, according to researchers from the University of Colorado...Read More |
