Q&A: Why more info can lead some women to prefer delaying first mammogram
The messaging around mammography often doesn’t go beyond this simple three-word refrain: screening saves lives. Medical groups have also moved toward earlier breast cancer screening: The United States Preventive Services Task Force, for example, earlier this year recommended that all women begin screening mammography at age 40.
And yet, more women prefer to wait until age 50 to begin screening after learning about breast cancer screening’s benefits and drawbacks, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on Monday. “When women were informed about the benefits and downsides, more women wanted to wait until they’re older. The ones who wanted to wait until 50 went from 8.5% to 18%,” said Laura Scherer, a social psychologist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and lead author on the study.
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