The American Cancer Society provides these guidelines for women at average risk:
Ages 40 to 44: Annual mammograms are now optional.
Ages 45 to 54: Women should start annual mammography at age 45.
Ages 55 and older. They can transition to having mammograms every other year, though they may choose to continue annual screening. Cancers grow slowly and are less aggressive in postmenopausal women.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
