During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Prevea Health, HSHS St. Vincent, St. Mary’s, St. Nicholas and St. Clare Memorial Hospitals remind everyone about the importance of breast health and screenings.
According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in her lifetime; and this year, an estimated 43,600 women will die from this disease.
All women should talk with their health care provider about the appropriate timing for screening mammograms, especially women who are age 40 or at high-risk. A mammogram schedule will be based upon an individual’s health.
At age 40, any woman may wish to begin regular screening mammograms. By age 45, women should have a screening mammogram and continue to have one at least every other year.