If you're 40, it's time to start mammograms, according to new guidelines
Briefly

New recommendations from the USPSTF advise that women get biannual mammograms starting at age 40 to detect breast cancers.andresr/Getty Images Breast cancer is very treatable when caught early, and mammograms, which are X-ray images of breasts, are a reliable screening test to detect it.Now, new draft recommendations released Tuesday from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force urges all women to get screened every other year, starting at age 40.
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