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- Apr 30, 202490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Task Force Tells All US Women to Start Mammograms at 40
- On 30 April 2024 the USPSTF released its final recommendation that all women get screened for breast cancer every other year from age 40 through 74[1][2]
- It replaces the earlier advice that women in their 40s decide individually, with routine biennial screening from 50[2][3]
- The recommendation carries a B grade[2]
- The Task Force urgently called for research on extra screening for women with dense breasts and on screening women 75 and older[1][2]
- The statement was published in JAMA the same day, and the American Cancer Society backed it[1][4]
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- [1]90%uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/announcements/final-recommendation-statement-screening-breast-cancer-0uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts Apr 30, 2024 ✓· 88% of score
The Task Force announcement opens "April 30, 2024 - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on screening for breast cancer[4]".
- [2]90%Recommendation: Breast Cancer: Screening (USPSTF final recommendation statement)uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org· Published Apr 30, 2024· 3% of score
The statement itself: biennial screening from 40 through 74, a B grade, a shift from starting between 40 and 50; calls for research on women with dense breasts and those 75 and older.[1]
- [3]80%Task force updates guidance for breast cancer screenings for women 40 and older (CNN)cnn.com· Published Apr 30, 2024· 3% of score
CNN: women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at 40 until 74.
- [4]80%American Cancer Society Supports Updated USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Guidelinespressroom.cancer.org· Published Apr 30, 2024· 3% of score
The American Cancer Society commends the updated recommendation released that day.
- [5]75%Screening for Breast Cancer: USPSTF Final Recommendation (USPSTF Info)youtube.com· Published Apr 30, 2024· 3% of score
The Task Force's own video on the final recommendation, with Dr. Wanda Nicholson.[1]
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