LOS ANGELES — To counteract growing rates of breast cancer in younger women and to reduce racial disparities in deaths, an influential panel has changed its advice and is urging
New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say breast cancer screening should begin at 40 and continue every other year through age 74.
New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say breast cancer screening should begin at 40 and continue every other year through age 74.
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In the United States, breast cancer ranks as the second most prevalent cancer, following non-melanoma skin cancer, and stands as the second leading cause of cancer-related fatalities.