The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has released a new guideline for breast cancer screening among women aged 40-74. The fundamental difference in this latest guidelines release from the 2011 previous edition is with regards to the 40-49 age group. The 2011 guidelines recommended against routine mammograms for women between 40-49 years old. According to task force vice-chair Dr. Ainsley Moore, physician at McMaster University, the 2018 guidelines "are intended for an empowered position, [putting] the decision-making into the hands of the individual woman in terms of what she prioritizes."
The complete guideline is available here.
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