Why new breast cancer guidelines advising against screening women in their 40s are misguided

by Anna N. Wilkinson, Jean Seely, Moira Rushton and Suleena Duhaime, The Conversation Despite rapidly rising rates of breast cancer in younger women and overwhelming evidence supporting the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of screening, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has recommended against systematic screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49. The decision to not endorse breast cancer screening for young women is perplexing and dangerous, given that early detection is critical in the fight against breast cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society and the United States Read More

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