the american cancer society (acs) will continue to recommend annual mammography screening to all healthy women starting at age 40. acs national volunteer president elizabeth t. h. fontham md says since age is the biggest risk factor for breast cancer it makes little sense to stop screening relatively healthy women when they reach age 75. the american college of radiology (acr) and the society of breast imaging say the new guidelines could cost women's lives. calling the guidelines a "cost-cutting" measure the acr states that "two decades of decline in breast cancer mortality could be reversed and countless american women may die needlessly.
does everyone agree on the new mammogram screening recommendations?