Risk-Based Mammography Screening: An Effort to Maximize the Benefits and Minimize the Harms
Authors: Otis W. Brawley
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2012)

Editorials1 May 2012Risk-Based Mammography Screening: An Effort to Maximize the Benefits and Minimize the HarmsOtis W. Brawley, MDOtis W. Brawley, MDFrom American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA 30303.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-156-9-201205010-00012 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail All major organizations publishing breast cancer screening recommendations agree that women aged 50 to 74 years should get routine mammographic screening (1). However, there is debate about whether screening should be done every year or every 2 years. There is also substantial disagreement about whether all women in their 40s should get routine screening.It is widely accepted that screening women aged 40 to 49 years can reduce mortality, but some concern exists about the high ratio of harm to benefit in this age group (1, 2). 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