Question

A 62-year-old woman, lifelong non-smoker, with no cardiovascular symptoms, asks about mammography. She has no family history of breast cancer, and previous mammograms at 50, 52 and 55 were normal; she has not been screened for 7 years. According to CTFPHC guidance, what should you recommend?

Accepted Answer

Offer screening mammography every 2-3 years after discussing benefits and harms

Answer

No further screening is indicated at her age

Answer

One final screening at 65 then stop

Answer

Mammography every 1-2 years indefinitely

Answer

Breast MRI every 2 years instead of mammography

Practice question

A 62-year-old woman, lifelong non-smoker, with no cardiovascular symptoms, asks about mammography. She has no family history of breast cancer, and previous mammograms at 50, 52 and 55 were normal; she has not been screened for 7 years. According to CTFPHC guidance, what should you recommend?