US panel recommends all women receive breast cancer screening from 40
- An influential panel recommends women start regular mammograms at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates and reduce racial disparities in deaths.
- Women without high-risk genetic mutations should begin mammograms at 40 and continue every other year until 74 based on new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advice.
- Starting mammograms at 40 instead of 50 can prevent an additional 1.3 breast cancer deaths per 1,000 women over their screening lifetimes, as determined by the panel.
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