Radiology Business May 3, 2024
A nearly 46% increase in breast cancer incidence among women in their 20s “merits greater attention,” radiologists charge in a new analysis.
Those in their 30s also have seen a nearly 13% uptick in occurrence of the disease (2015-2019 vs. 1984-1988), experts detailed in the official journal of the Canadian Association of Radiologists [1]. These data come the same week that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended decreasing the starting age for regular mammography screening from 50 down to 40.
Canadian radiologists do not believe the evidence is sufficient to cut the screening starting age back further. However, they urge peers and primary care doctors to remain vigilant.
“While the [breast cancer, or BC] incidence rates noted in women...
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