Mammography may increase breast cancer risk in some high-risk women
This is about a very recent study showing that annual mammograms increases breast cancer in high-risk women. This study showed that the younger a woman is when exposed to the radiation from mammograms, the more it increases the risk of actually getting breast cancer. This adds to the latest recommendation for women to not have mammograms before age 50.
So ladies, if you have a family history of breast cancer, the safest screening tool is thermography. If no history, and no symptoms (which unfortunately there may not be any), then skip the annual mammograms at least until age 50. And if possible, try thermograms instead. There is a blood test being studied which will hopefully be available in the next few years.