Breast Cancer

Regular mammography screening identifies breast cancer at an earlier stage

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 21st, 2003

Regular mammogram screening has been shown to be a useful screening tool for women in their 40s because it diagnoses breast cancer at an earlier stage. Findings in a recent study indicate that regular mammography screening for women in their 40s leads to diagnosis of breast cancer at earlier stage, improving the prognosis and allowing more effective and less body altering treatments.

Women between the ages of 42 and 49 without a prior history of breast cancer who received mammograms at least every 2 years were 44% less likely to be diagnosed with a later stage of breast cancer compared with women who had not received regular mammograms. The majority of breast cancers...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2003-01-21)

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