All Women Recommended to Start Getting Regular Mammograms at Age 40

10/12/2023

Northwest Medical Center and Northwest Medical Center Houghton Offering $149 mammograms in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

TUCSON, AZ – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends women who are at average risk for breast cancer get screening mammograms every two years starting at age 40. The recommendation is in response to the increase in breast cancer diagnoses in younger women, as well as racial disparities in mortality rates.

The best chance for survival of any cancer is early diagnosis and treatment – and screening mammograms can detect cancer before any symptoms (such as a lump) or spreading of the disease occur, which can increase the likelihood of life-saving treatment and recovery.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Northwest Medical Center and Northwest Medical Center Houghton invite you to save on your 3-D mammogram with limited-time promotional pricing of $149. You may purchase a mammogram in October and schedule your screening any time within the next six months to take advantage of these savings.

This promotion is for a digital mammogram screening of both breasts, for women who exhibit no signs or symptoms of any disease, complaint, or abnormality. It also includes computer-aided detection (CAD) of any lesions obtained during the mammogram.

Please note that women with strong family histories of breast cancer, African Americans and those of Ashkenazi Jewish descent should have a risk assessment at age 30 to see if a screening mammogram is needed before they are 40. Women who were previously diagnosed with breast cancer are recommended to be screened with magnetic resonance imaging. (MRI).

Here in Arizona, 32,171 new female breast cancer cases were reported in 2020, the most recent year data is available. While mortality from breast cancer has declined in recent years, it remains the second most common cancer causing death in women. Lung cancer is the most common.

Nearly all breast cancers can be treated successfully if found early. The most effective way to detect breast cancer at an early, treatable stage is to have regular mammograms. Since mammography became widely used in the 1980s, the U.S. breast cancer death rate in women has dropped 43 percent through 2020.

To schedule a $149 mammogram, visit MDSAVE.com/NWMC-mammo.

To find a primary care or internal medicine doctor, visit nwalliedphysicians.com/family-medicine-care or nwalliedphysicians.com/internal-medicine-care. To find an OB/GYN, visit nwalliedphysicians.com/ob-gyn.

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Sources:

uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-adults#fullrecommendationstart
breastcancer.org/facts-statistics
cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/screening.htm
cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer/about/how-common-is-breast-cancer.html
cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer/screening-tests-and-early-detection/american-cancer-society-recommendations-for-the-early-detection-of-breast-cancer.html
jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(17)31524-7/pdf?_ga=2.93193812.894670593.1599667007-958177338.1599667007
gis.cdc.gov/Cancer/USCS/#/AtAGlance/

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