Screening Guidelines

Study links aggressive breast cancers in younger women to gaps in screening guidelines

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An 11-year review of breast cancer diagnoses from outpatient imaging centers in western New York found that women aged 18 to 49 accounted for roughly one-fifth to one-quarter of all cases, with many tumors in those under 40 described as invasive and biologically aggressive. The findings, presented at the Radiological Society of North America meeting, underscore calls for earlier, risk-based assessment for younger women.