Wall Street Journalさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Wall Street JournalInstagram)「Women as young as 40 should get checked for breast cancer every two years, a government-backed panel of experts recommended, lowering the starting age by a decade but stopping short of the annual screening some doctors recommend. ⁠ ⁠ Women 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the United States Preventive Services Task Force said on Tuesday. It previously recommended that women in their 40s decide when to start screening in consultation with doctors. The task force said its draft guidance could save about 20% more lives than its previous recommendation. ⁠ ⁠ “Women in their 40s are developing breast cancer more than ever before,” said John Wong, a member of the task force and chief of the division of clinical decision making at Tufts Medical Center.⁠ ⁠ The draft guidance revives a debate about when and how often to screen for breast cancer, as the task force and doctors balance the advantages of frequent screening with potential risks such as false positives. Some breast-cancer doctors and medical groups said mammograms should be annual. The American Cancer Society recommends women get annual screens between 45 and 54, after which they can decide to switch to every other year. ⁠ ⁠ Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of women’s cancer death in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. It is most frequently diagnosed among women between 65 and 74 years old, but incidence has increased for women 40 to 49 years old about 2% a year from 2015 to 2019, the task force said. ⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠」5月10日 0時54分