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What to make of recent recommendations for women 40 and older to screen for breast cancer every other year.

Mainstream medical opinion holds that screening mammography is a lifesaving procedure. But doctors disagree over how often women should be screened for breast cancer. Last week, a panel of doctors known as the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force revived the debate over mammographs by issuing a new recommendation. Their old guidelines advised starting at age 50 and getting screened every other year; the new ones keep the every-other-year recommendation but lower the starting age to 40.

The article by F.D. Flam discusses the ongoing debate among doctors regarding the frequency of mammogram screenings for breast cancer.

New guidelines by a US panel that recommend starting mammography procedures at age 40 revive an old debate about how much cancer screening is enough, says Faye Flam for Bloomberg Opinion.

Mainstream medical opinion holds that screening mammography is a lifesaving procedure. But doctors disagree over how often women should be screened for breast cancer. Last week, a panel of doctors