Health officials in the U.S. say women should start getting mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until they are 50.
A study led by University of Ottawa professors and the Ottawa Hospital had already found Canadian provinces that annually screen women aged 40-49 had lower proportions of advanced breast cancer compared to women aged 50-59 from provinces that did not hold annual mammograms.
Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:
Anna Wilkinson (English only)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine
[email protected]
Jean Seely (English and French)
Head of Breast Imaging at The Ottawa Hospital and Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine.
