New breast cancer screening guidelines recommend starting at age 40

Name: New breast cancer screening guidelines recommend starting at age 40
Uploaded: 2024-05-02T10:31:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 39 s
Description: Breast cancer screenings for women at average risk should be done every other year beginning at age 40, according to finalized guidance released Tuesday from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of national experts. Dr. Elisa Port, Chief of Breast Surgery and Director of the Dubin Breast Center at Mount Sinai joins CBS New York to discuss.

Breast cancer screenings for women at average risk should be done every other year beginning at age 40, according to finalized guidance released Tuesday from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of national experts. Dr. Elisa Port, Chief of Breast Surgery and Director of the Dubin Breast Center at Mount Sinai joins CBS New York to discuss.