Demystifying The Mammogram Discussion: New Resources Can Help

Simple Facts on Breast Cancer Screening

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Women have been told to get a mammogram every year starting at age 40 – but questions remain:

Why 40 and why every year?
What is the downside to getting checked – or not checked – each year for breast cancer?
What are “overdiagnosis” and “false positive exams” and should they affect when I get tested?
What is a breast cancer risk assessment and why should I do that at 30 (instead of 40)?

New Mammography Saves Lives (MSL) coalition* videos and downloadable resources answer questions, clear confusion and help women talk with their doctors about when to get screened for the most common cancer in women.

For more information, please visit MammographySavesLives.org.

To arrange an interview with a spokesperson, contact Shawn Farley at 703-648-8936 or PR@acr.org.