Starting at age 40, you should have a mammogram every one to two years, and every year after age 50. Talk to your health care provider about the schedule that's right for you. Ask you Planned Parenthood health center to refer you for a mammogram. The amount of x-rays you get from a mammogram is safe. Now there are laws to make sure clinics offer only high-quality mammograms.
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in woman in the United States.
It occurs rarely in men. Both its cause and the means for its cure are undiscovered. More than 1.6 million breast cancer survivors are alive in America today. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for African-American women, and for all women between the ages of 35 and 54. This year, a breast cancer will be newly diagnosed every three minutes, and a woman will die from breast cancer every 12 minutes.