Q: At what age should healthy women begin having regular mammograms, and how often should they have them? A: The American College of Radiology recommends annual screening beginning at age 40 and this is what we recommend at the Breast Center. Women who are considered higher risk may need to begin mammography earlier; such as in these instances: Women with strong family history: first-degree relatives diagnosed with breast cancer especially at pre-menopausal ages (i.e., parent, sibling or child), usually would begin screening with mammography at 5-10 years earlier than the age of diagnosis of the family member patient or family member with one of the breast cancer genes (BRCA 1 or BRCA 2) Women with a past history of receiving radiation to the chest between ages 10 and 3
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:04:22 +0000
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