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USPSTF finalizes breast cancer screening recommendations

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In addition, the ACR recommends that women diagnosed with breast cancer prior to age 50 or with a personal history of breast cancer and dense breasts should have annual supplemental breast MRI. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirement that all women having mammograms receive notice that their breasts are dense or not dense.

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Annual Breast Cancer Screening Beginning at 40 Saves Lives

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Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in 2009 to screen every other year, or biennially, beginning at age 50 resulted in a nationwide decline in screening participation. Annual screening of women 40-79 years showed the lowest per mammogram false-positive screens (6.5%) and benign biopsies (0.88%) compared to other screening scenarios.

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