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Description of Resource:

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends biennial screening mammography for women ages 50 to 74. This is a B recommendation, which means the USPSTF recommends the service. There is high certainty that the net benefit is moderate or there is moderate certainty that the net benefit is moderate to substantial.

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Developed By:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Cancer

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

C-1, C-3, C-11, C-17, C-18.1

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Breast Cancer: Screening [Internet]. 2016 Jan [cited 2017 Sept 8]. Available from: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/breast-cancer-screening1?ds=1&s=breast%20cancer%20mammo

Tags:

Reduce Morbidity, Reduce Mortality, Public Health, Healthcare, Behavioral & Social, Clinical Practice, Primary Prevention, Secondary Prevention, Healthcare Providers, Patients

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/screening-breast-cancer-update-us-preventive-services
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 15:59:37.0