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