A group of nationally-recognized medical experts are suggesting women start getting breast cancer screening at 40 years old.

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New Guidelines: Start Breast Cancer Screening at 40

And a group of nationally recognized medical experts want women to start getting breast cancer screenings. At 40 years old. These doctors are part of the US preventive services task force. Their new recommendation is a big change from its previous stance. It used to recommend starting annual mammograms at age 50. The task force says it's lowering the age because so many women in their forties are getting breast cancers. They believe this change could save thousands of lives every year.