ACOG Statement: Begin Annual Mammograms at Age 40 Years

ACOG Statement: Begin Annual Mammograms at Age 40 Years: "ACOG Statement: Begin Annual Mammograms at Age 40 Years"

Mammography screening should be offered annually to women beginning at age 40 years, according to new breast cancer screening guidelines issued by ACOG. The new Practice Bulletin, entitled "Breast Cancer Screening," is published in the August 2011 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. These guidelines replace the 2003 ACOG recommendations, which were that women should have mammograms every 1 to 2 years beginning at age 40 years, and every year beginning at age 50 years.....