American College of Physicians
Coverage of American College of Physicians in the Nexus archive.
- When should you get a mammogram? Conflicting advice makes it hard to know
Deciding when to get routine mammograms is confusing due to conflicting advice from health groups, with some recommending women begin at age 40 or 45 and others at 50. The American College of Physicians recommends every-other-year mammograms for average-risk women ages 50 to 74. More than 320,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
- Shift in cancer screening guidance has experts clashing over new guidance
The American College of Physicians has released new guidance for breast cancer screening, recommending that average-risk women between 50 and 74 years old undergo mammograms every two years. Women between 40 and 49 years old are encouraged to discuss their risk with a doctor. The guidance aims to reduce unnecessary screening and potential harms.