(Information provided by the American Cancer Society: 2009)

• Mammography still considered gold standard for early detection of breast cancer.
• Women 40 and older are recommended to get a mammogram every year.
• Women at high risk for breast cancer (i.e. family history), are encouraged to begin screening exams at age 30.
• 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer at some point in their life.
• Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women.
• Age alone is not a reason to stop screening. If a woman is in good health, she should continue getting routine mammograms based her physician’s direction.

Article provided by Radiology Associates of Ocala. The views expressed are not necessarily the views of Entercom.