The US Preventive Services Task Force has issued an updated recommendation urging women to start getting mammograms 10 years earlier than the previous recommendation. Instead of starting at 50 years old, the new recommendation calls for women to start receiving mammograms at age 40. Here’s everything you need to know.

A study published in Breast Cancer Research in 2019 found that adding 2 specific hormone tests to breast cancer risk prediction tests can increase the accuracy of the prediction for women between 35 and 50. Learn more about this study supported by Breast Cancer Now.