Screening Mammography

Publication Date: May 1, 2019
Last Updated: March 14, 2022

Recommendations

Women age >25 should undergo formal risk assessment for breast cancer.
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Women with an average risk of breast cancer should initiate yearly screening mammography at age 40.
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Women with a higher-than-average risk of breast cancer should undergo yearly screening mammography and be offered yearly supplemental imaging; this screening should be initiated at a risk-based age.
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Screening mammography should cease when life expectancy is <10 years.
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Recommendation Grading

Overview

Title

Screening Mammography

Authoring Organization

American Society of Breast Surgeons

Publication Month/Year

May 1, 2019

Last Updated Month/Year

January 30, 2024

Supplemental Implementation Tools

Document Type

Guideline

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Inclusion Criteria

Female, Adult, Older adult

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Outpatient

Intended Users

Radiology technologist, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Assessment and screening

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D001943 - Breast Neoplasms, D008327 - Mammography

Keywords

breast cancer, Hereditary Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Mammography