How often should you get a mammogram at 40

Overview

Breast cancer screening means checking a woman's breasts for cancer before there are signs or symptoms of the disease. Your health care provider can tell you about the best screening options for you.

When you are told about the benefits and risks of screening and decide with your health care provider whether screening is right for you—and if so, when to have it—this is called informed and shared decision-making.

Although breast cancer screening cannot prevent breast cancer, it can help find breast cancer early, when it is easier to treat.

Talk to your doctor about which breast cancer screening tests are right for you, and when you should have them.

Screening recommendations

The US Preventive Services Task Force is an organization made up of doctors and disease experts who look at research on the best way to prevent diseases and make recommendations on how doctors can help patients avoid diseases or find them early.

The Task Force recommends that women who are 40 to 74 years old and are at average risk for breast cance

when should women begin getting mammograms

when do women start having mammograms