#448 USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening - Updated recommendations and the reasoning behind them

Update: 2024-07-10

Description

In this episode of The Curbsiders Podcast, the team delves into the recently updated breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with Dr. Wanda Nicholson (@wnicholsonobgyn), an expert in preventive medicine, diversity, equity and inclusion, and women's health and the Chair of the Task Force. Join us as we review the newest screening mammography recommendations, evidence for earlier screening for all women, the challenge of dense breast findings, and more. Importantly, we discuss disparities in breast cancer outcomes and the need to better understand and address them.

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Show Segments

Intro and Guest Background

Case

Updated Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations

Rationale for screening age

Considerations for findings of dense breasts

Balancing benefits and harms

Racial disparities

Research Gaps

Outro

Credits

Producer, writer, show notes, infographic, and cover art: Fatima Syed MD

Hosts: Paul Williams MD, FACP and Fatima Syed MD

Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD

Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP

Technical Production: PodPaste

Guest: Wanda Nicholson MD, MBA, MPH

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