Breast Cancer Awareness Month: When should you start getting your annual mammogram?
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is the perfect time to highlight the importance of breast health.
Dr. William Burak, the director of breast surgery at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia, spoke about the importance of mammograms and when you should start getting one annually.
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He believes breast cancer awareness month serves as a good reminder for women to go and get their mammograms.
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But exactly when should you start getting your annual mammogram?
"We recommend average-risk women, women who have no strong history or other risk factors should start annual mammograms at age 40. High-risk women, women who have a history of other risk factors should start earlier than that and we like to individualize their screening program," Burak said.
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