A MINUTE OF HEALTH WITH CDC
Get Your Mammogram!
Use of Mammograms Among Women Aged >40 Years --- United States, 2000—2005
May 25, 2007
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the secondleading
cause of cancer-related death for women. Mammograms are an important tool
for finding breast cancer early. National medical organizations recommend
mammograms for women who are 40, and every year or two after that. Mammograms
can often find breast cancer before it causes symptoms or can be felt during
a breast
exam. The earlier breast cancer is found, the greater the chance a woman has
of being
treated successfully and being cured.
A recent CDC study found that fewer women are getting regular mammograms –
the
number dropped between 2000 and 2005. This is worrisome since mammograms can
help reduce deaths from breast cancer. It’s important that more women
age 40 and
older get mammograms and that they continue getting them regularly.
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