Improved Cancer Screening Becomes Crucial As Debate Swirls Over Guidelines For Breast And Cervical Tests

Two sets of recommendations issued earlier this month have revised longstanding guidelines concerning the age at which women should first be tested for breast and cervical cancer and how frequently. The US Preventative Services Task Force now recommends that routine screening mammography should begin at age 50 rather than 40, and that women ages 50 to 74 be tested every two years rather than one. Meanwhile, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that Pap tests be administered no earlier than age 21, and then every two years to women between 21 and 29…

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