A national health panel has recommended lowering the age for routine screening mammograms by 10 years ... likely to be ...

This makes it more challenging to detect breast cancer because dense tissue and tumors both appear white on a mammogram. That's one reason why it's recommended to have an additional screening done.

Current guidelines call for mammograms every other year for most women over 40. But in Alaska, only 60% of women are up to date with the screening. In 2023, Alaska had the lowest mammogram ...