Mammograms Remain Best Way to Spot Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 17 — Mammograms detect 80 percent to 90 percent of breast cancers in women without symptoms, and all women 40 and older should get a yearly mammogram, says the American Cancer Society (ACS) as it marks National Mammography Day on Friday, Oct. 17.
“Mammography remains the most effective screening test for the early detection of breast cancer available to women today,” Dr. Otis W. Brawley, the ACS’s chief medical officer, said in a society news release. “Women are strongly urged to schedule their mammograms yearly and to talk to their doctor regularly about their risk for breast cancer.”