Annual Mammograms: When Should You Start?

Most women should receive annual mammograms between the ages of...

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Women Should Get Annual Mammograms Starting at Age 45: Cancer Society The American Cancer Society is delaying the recommended age when a woman should start receiving annual mammograms, based on new research. Read more ... Related Reading • Mammogram • Breast Cancer Today's Health News •  Not All Large Breast Tumors Warrant Mastectomy, Study Says •  Disaster Plans Must Consider Children, Pediatrics Group Says •  Newborns Vulnerable to Common Staph Infections: Study •  Making Headway Toward Causes of Eczema •  Poor Patients May Be More Likely to Die After Heart Surgery: Study •  Very Young Babies Sense Touch Differently •  Study Challenges Theory That Birth Order Determines Personality •  Men's Health Supplements Don't Benefit Prostate Cancer Patients: Study •  College Kids Easily Find Contraband ADHD Drugs, Other Meds •  Kids More Likely to Be Overweight If Mom Gains Too Much in Pregnancy or After •  Health Tip: Considering Cough Medicine? •  Health Tip: Easing Hives •  Stereotypes Can Hurt a Patient's Care •  Men's, Women's Hearts Age Differently •  Teens Swayed by Alcohol Ads •  Count the Moles on Your Arm to Predict Melanoma Risk? •  Women Should Get Annual Mammograms Starting at Age 45: Cancer Society Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Care for Aortic Stenosis? Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Skin Care & Conditions and Arthritis. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes • Eyes and Eye Conditions • Breast Cancer Prevention Top Viewed Articles • Alzheimer's Blood Test • What Are Teens Smoking? • Risky Dietary Supplements • Sitting Too Much? • Red Wine and Diabetes Picture Slideshows • Avoid Diabetes Complications • Common Eye Conditions • Visual Guide to Breast Cancer • ADHD Symptoms in Children • Top Psoriasis Treatments Latest Pet Health Content • Canine Flu FAQ • Toxoplasmosis in Cats • Cold Exposure in Dogs • Bronchitis in Cats • Diseases From Pets Bonus PDF Booklet Infectious Diseases Book