And the American Preventive Services Task Force, whose recommendations are widely followed, called on women in their forties to undergo this examination, which aims to screen for breast cancer every two years.
According to this authority, reducing the age to 40 years would save 19% more lives, compared to those saved with the adoption of fifty years as the minimum age for these X-rays.
Breast cancer is the second deadliest type of cancer among women in the United States.
Previously, women between the ages of 40 and 50 were asked to decide individually whether to have a mammogram, based on their medical history and preferences.
The age of fifty often depends on this level in other countries such as France, but the new American recommendations have changed the age.
The new US recommendations apply to all women at average risk of developing the disease, including women with a family history of breast cancer or women with a high density of fatty membranes in the breast.
It should be noted that these new recommendations are not yet final, as they are initially subject to a public discussion period.
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