Screening mammograms are indicated for all females aged 50-74 every 2 years

• Screen annually in females with risk factors:
  • abnormal biopsies in the past
  • family history of breast or ovarian cancer
  • high mammographic breast density
  • certain benign breast conditions such as atypical ductal hyperplasia or atypical lobular hyperplasia

 

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