WHECTV Created: May 04, 2021 05:50 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) As things slowly return to normal after a full year of pandemic panic, women are finally making preventative screenings a priority and scheduling their annual mammograms.
But for one group of women, the question of whether they should be screened looms large. That group is women between the ages of 40 and 49. The recommendations are all over the map. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has posted the screening guidelines from seven different organizations and they vary widely.
For example, the American College of Radiology says women should start annual screenings at age 40. The American Cancer Society says at age 45, but women should be given the choice to start screening earlier, but the American College of Physicians says the potential harm outweighs the benefits for women 40 to 49. The group points to the fact that only one in 68 women in that age group is diagnosed with breast ca