Sebelius: Women to Continue Mammograms at 40yo

Kailani

WASHINGTON — Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation two days earlier.

Sebelius issued her statement following a government panel's recommendation on Monday, that said most women don't need mammograms in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50.

That recommendation was a break with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position that women should get screening mammograms starting at age 40.

The task force does "not set federal policy and they don't determine what services are covered by the federal government," Sebelius said.

AnnaM

Thank you for posting this, Kailani. It seems our sisters are very busy either blasting the administration or attacking each other on other threads here and don't have time to comment on this post. I will end my visit to this particular forum on the positive note you have provided. Thank you again.