An Overview of Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations

Breast Cancer is the most common type of cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer related deaths next to lung cancer. Although men can also get breast cancer, cases of male breast cancer account for less than 0.05% of all breast cancer diagnosed. If eight women live to the age of 85, at least one of them will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Twothirds of women diagnosed with breast cancer are over the age of 50, and the majority of remaining is between age of 39 and 40. Still there lies some confusion when it comes to Breast Cancer screening. So here are some recommendations for breast cancer screening.