In Reversal, Expert Panel Recommends Breast Cancer Screening at 40 NYT: Science By: Roni Caryn Rabin 30 April 2024 at 11:32 Some researchers said the advice did not go far enough. The panel also declined to recommend extra scans for women with dense breast tissue. Β© Michael Hanschke/picture alliance, via Getty ImagesBreast cancer rates among women in their 40s are on the rise, increasing by 2 percent a year between 2015 and 2019.
Some Older Women Need Extra Breast Scans. Why Wonβt Medicare Pay? NYT: Science By: Roni Caryn Rabin 19 April 2024 at 09:00 Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ultrasound or M.R.I. scans. Patients often wind up paying the bill. Β© Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News, via Getty ImagesA mammography machine at a mobile cancer screening clinic in Lancaster, Calif.