Improved Cancer Screening Becomes Crucial As Debate Swirls Over Guidelines For Breast
 

Two sets of recommendations issued earlier this month have revised longstanding guidelines concerning the age at which women should first be tested for breast and cervical cancer and how frequently. The US Preventative Services Task Force now recommends that routine screening mammography should begin at age 50 rather than 40, and that women ages 50 to 74 be tested every two years rather than one.

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