Breast cancer screening should begin at age 40, new recommendations suggest
Monday, January 4, 2010 - 22:21
in Health & Medicine
The new recommendations from the Society of Breast Imaging and the American College of Radiology on breast cancer screening state that breast cancer screening should begin at age 40 and earlier in high-risk patients. The recommendations also suggest appropriate utilization of medical imaging modalities such as mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound for breast cancer screening.