Breast cancer screening is ripe for change. We need to assess a woman’s risk – not just her age
Pablo Heimplatz/UnsplashAustralia’s BreastScreen program offers women regular mammograms (breast X-rays) based on their age. And this screening for breast cancer saves lives.
But much has changed since the program was introduced in the early 90s. Technology has developed, as has our knowledge of which groups of women might be at higher risk...




