Who is eligible for a Screening Mammogram?

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Who is Eligible for a
Screening Mammogram?

Women aged 40 or older should be screened annually.

Women aged 30 to 40 will not be screened unless they have a first-degree relative (mother or sister) who has had breast cancer diagnosed before age 50. The "10-year rule" (that is, with a relative diagnosed at age 42, eligibility begins at age 32) will be applied. No other women under age 40 will be eligible for screening mammography, due to dense breast tissue.

Women who are currently undergoing treatment, or who have a history of treatment for breast cancer, can be screened if they have had a unilateral mastectomy. They will not be screened if they received a lumpectomy and/or radiation treatment.

No pregnant or breast-feeding women will receive a mammogram.

Women with breast implants require special views and should have a diagnostic mammogram (call 713/792-2702 to make an appointment at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center).