Understanding the Role of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
In November 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published new guidelines for breast cancer screening by mammograms which sparked controversy on a vital topic to cancer organizations worldwide, the importance of early cancer detection. These new guidelines are a significant shift from those issued in 2002, which at that time, recommended women ages 40 and older to have an annual mammogram. The new recommended ages by the USPSTF to screen women for breast cancer is now 50 and older, leading to many questions on why such a change in policy is necessary.
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