The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women between the ages of 40 and 74 should get mammograms every other year, but some experts object to the older cut-off age.
A major public health agency last week expanded its breast cancer screening guidelines to include younger women — but some people are concerned that one key age group has been excluded. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced on April 30 that women between ages 40 and 74 should get mammograms every other year. This is a significant change from previous guidelines, which said women should begin biennial mammograms at age 50, but could opt to begin as young as 40.
Some experts object to the fact that the agency doesn’t include official screening recommendations for women older than 74. 'The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening mammography in women 75 years or older,' the agency stated in the guidance. Dr.
The recommendations consider that the older population may be over-diagnosed, potentially with slow-growing breast cancers — but this does not take into account the increase in life expectancy for American women.' A woman who is 75 right now has a life expectancy of 87, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Lack of research One of the main reasons that women over 74 were excluded is that the age group was not included in clinical trials.
Age alone should not be the basis to continue or discontinue screening,' according to a statement from ACOG. 'Beyond age 75 years, the decision to discontinue screening mammography should be based on a shared decision-making process informed by the woman’s health status and longevity.' Dr. Wanda Nicholson, chair of the USPSTF, sent a statement to Fox News Digital about the decision to omit women over age 74 in the recommendations.
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