Breast Cancer Screening

Cancer Society endorses mammograms, moves away from self-exams

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 10th, 2003

Mammograms remain the most important tool in detecting breast cancer and women need not worry about performing breast self-exams, the American Cancer Society says.

The Atlanta-based society updated its breast cancer guidelines for the first time since 1997. More research has confirmed the society's 1997 recommendation for women to receive mammograms annually from age 40.

"A lot of women were reading a year or so ago that some people were not sure whether mammography had any benefit," said Debbie Saslow, the society's director of breast and gynecologic cancers.

"The level of confidence in the benefit is higher than ever. Mammograms...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2003-06-10)

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