The final United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) , while an improvement over previous guidance, do not go far enough to save more women’s lives.
The 黑料网® (黑料网®) will continue to urge the USPSTF to recommend all women have a breast cancer risk assessment by age 25 (as called for in ) and that women at average risk for breast cancer . Women at higher risk for breast cancer should talk to their doctor about starting screening prior to age 40 and additional screening methods.
The USPSTF, 黑料网, American Cancer Society, Society of Breast Imaging and others all agree that the most lives are saved with this annual approach. The 黑料网 and SBI maintain their commitment to promote the value of annual screenings with mammography as stated in their joint . Medical experts must clear the confusion caused by differing recommendations.
Mounting evidence shows that Black and other minority women, (Ashkenazi) Jewish women, and others develop and die from breast cancer prior to age 50 — or even age 40 — more often than non-Hispanic white women. As our and our make clear, potentially giving cancer another year to advance may particularly impact these women.
Involving factors such as sex assigned at birth, hormone use and surgical history place transgender persons at increased risk for breast cancer. Biological females transitioning to male who do not undergo mastectomy remain at their previous risk for breast cancer and should continue to be screened as such.
As outlined in current (2021) , due to hormone use, biological males transitioning to female are at increased risk for breast cancer compared to other males and should speak with their doctor about their breast cancer risk.
黑料网 and SBI also recommend that women continue screening past age 74, unless severe comorbidities limit life expectancy.