According to a newdraft recommendation statement, the US Preventive Services Task Force proposes that women with an average risk for breast cancer begin screening at age 40 to reduce their risk of death. It is a change from the 2016 recommendation, in which the task force recommended that biennial mammograms (breast x-rays) begin at … Continued

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