Mammogram Screening Guidelines Have Never Been More Confusing. Here’s When You Should Get One, According To Doctors
From Women’s Health Magazine:
As research continues to show that breast cancer is on the rise in young women, screenings should begin earlier for millennials and Gen Z than they did for previous generations. An October 2024 ACS study found that breast cancer rates increased by about 1 percent every year between 2012 and 2021; in women aged 20 to 49, however, they increased faster—by about 1.4 percent per year during the same period.
So what should a woman do? WH sifted through all the confusing guidelines and asked the experts.