MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Declining mammograms mean declining survival rates: Study. A new study showing decreasing rates of mammograms in women ages 40 – 49 is reinciting the debate over the importance of annual breast exams in a younger population.
Two new studies show that the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) November 2009 recommendation that women ages 40 – 49 no longer need yearly screening for breast cancer has begun to affect the number women undergoing exams.