By Dr. Mercola
The use of provider-recommended breast imaging has dropped following recommendations by a medical task force that women in their 40s may not need to get breast cancer screenings every year. Studies suggest that fewer physicians are recommending annual provider-recommended breast imaging for women in their 40s, and that fewer patients in that age group are getting screened.
In November of 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a federal advisory board, said that yearly provider-recommended breast imaging should not necessarily be automatic at age 40. They did recommend routine provider-recommended breast imaging screenings every two years for women ages 50 to 74.
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