The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued new guidelines calling for women to change from annual screening at age 40 to biennial mammograms at 50.
The new guidelines aimed at reducing unnecessary treatment but have caused public uproar and confusion. Radiologists say the USPSTF recommendations were "unfounded" and put forward their own guidelines in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
However, the USPSTF continues to recommend biennial mammograms and says that individuals should take into account one's values regarding specific benefits and harms when deciding when to start the screening.
Source: "Screening for breast cancer: U. S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement" Ann Intern Med 2009; 151: 716-26.
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